Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $81.12 to $2,048.40, with a median of $169.00. The lowest price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center (Bluffton). The highest price is 25.3× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 69433. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $81.12 | $338.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $91.26 | $338.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $91.26 | $338.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $114.18 | $346.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 69433 50 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $142.80 | $476.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $169.00 | $338.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $196.35 | $561.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $196.35 | $561.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Jasper · Jasper, IN PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $196.35 | $561.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Create eardrum opening | $593.60 | $848.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC Myringtomy W/Tubes | $2,048.40 | $2,276.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $81.12 | $91.26 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $2,048.40 | $2,048.40 |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $114.18 | $114.18 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $169.00 | $169.00 |
What it is
This code covers placing a small tube in the eardrum while awake, with numbing medicine, usually in older children or adults.
What the price covers
The price covers the procedure and the tube. The office visit may be billed separately.
Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear in other states
- Alaska$3,289.00
- Arizona$584.09
- Arkansas$420.60
- California$1,123.33
- Colorado$716.54
- Connecticut$770.00
- Delaware$2,746.00
- Florida$1,072.00
- Georgia$911.43
- Idaho$1,423.00
- Illinois$349.60
- Iowa$483.20
- Kansas$213.12
- Kentucky$260.08
- Louisiana$327.60
- Maine$113.62
- Maryland$431.00
- Massachusetts$1,424.50
- Michigan$168.69
- Minnesota$426.49
- Mississippi$318.78
- Missouri$397.50
- Montana$367.17
- Nebraska$409.22
- Nevada$792.70
- New Hampshire$526.32
- New Jersey$1,019.29
- New York$1,080.00
- North Carolina$714.83
- North Dakota$898.40
- Ohio$490.10
- Oklahoma$291.75
- Oregon$496.80
- Pennsylvania$910.25
- Rhode Island$2,387.32
- South Carolina$1,284.50
- Tennessee$318.78
- Texas$780.46
- Utah$688.87
- Vermont$382.00
- Virginia$818.00
- Washington$571.50
- West Virginia$620.00
- Wisconsin$522.60
- Wyoming$619.21
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.