Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $146.40 to $592.22, with a median of $483.20. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 4.0× 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.
Lowest$146.40Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$483.20half pay less
Highest$592.22in Iowa
Lowest saves$336.80vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa one side lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC INSERT MT UNILATERAL LOCAL | $146.40 | $305.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa one side Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC INSERT MT UNILATERAL LOCAL | $149.45 | $305.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center-Clinton one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Tympanostomy Local Anesthesia Rt | $284.70 | $438.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Tympanostomy local or topical anesthesia | $306.90 | $1,023.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia | $335.30 | $479.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Services-Iowa one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Tympanostomy Local Anesthesia Rt | $339.30 | $522.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $472.00 | $472.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $483.20 | $604.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 69433 TYMPANOSTOMY-INSERT TUBE | $592.22 | $997.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $149.45 | $228.18 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $472.00 | $477.60 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $146.40 | $146.40 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $284.70 | $284.70 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $335.30 | $335.30 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $339.30 | $339.30 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $592.22 | $592.22 |
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
- Indiana$169.00
- 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.