Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $228.76 to $22,351.37, with a median of $508.00. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 97.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $508.00, is 31% below the US median of $741.60.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($551.01).
- Louisiana ranks 13th of 34 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$228.76East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$508.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$279.24vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $228.76 | $1,634.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $228.76 | $1,634.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $228.76 | $1,634.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $228.76 | $1,634.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $252.64 | $1,579.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $327.60 | $2,340.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $374.76 | $1,388.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $490.63 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center one side Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL; UNILATERAL | $508.00 | $1,270.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 69433 Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), local or topical anesthesia | $632.00 | $790.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insert Eardrum Tube Under Local Anesth | $660.22 | $3,001.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC TYMPANOSTOMY W/INSERT TUBE UNI LOCAL/TOPICAL | $737.00 | $3,350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $880.87 | $1,468.12 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $983.14 | $2,816.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC TYMPANOSTOMY W/INSERT TUBE UNI LOCAL/TOPICAL | $1,018.56 | $3,183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches one side Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL; UNILATERAL | $1,334.00 | $1,334.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 9 | $228.76 | $327.60 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $880.87 | $932.00 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $508.00 | $921.00 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $1,018.56 | $1,018.56 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $490.63 | $490.63 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $632.00 | $632.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $228.76 | $228.76 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear in other states
- Alabama$279.75, 1 hospital
- Alaska$938.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$584.09, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$468.00
- California$1,024.40
- Colorado$470.43, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$738.24, 1 hospital
- Delaware$2,746.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$1,678.43, 1 hospital
- Florida$1,072.00
- Georgia$911.43
- Hawaii$1,221.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$709.71
- Illinois$550.00
- Indiana$593.60, 3 hospitals
- Iowa$417.02
- Kansas$446.40
- Kentucky$323.80
- Maine$344.25
- Massachusetts$1,424.50
- Michigan$326.23
- Minnesota$437.38
- Mississippi$370.80
- Missouri$541.70
- Montana$435.78
- Nebraska$455.17
- Nevada$807.20, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$3,886.00
- New Mexico$389.92, 2 hospitals
- New York$1,089.00
- North Carolina$651.78
- North Dakota$996.83
- Ohio$1,324.05
- Oklahoma$284.00
- Oregon$563.08
- Pennsylvania$1,096.60
- Rhode Island$2,938.32, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$999.22
- South Dakota$741.60
- Tennessee$380.60
- Texas$811.68
- Utah$875.98, 1 hospital
- Vermont$352.40, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$818.00
- Washington$523.75
- West Virginia$620.00
- Wisconsin$522.60
- Wyoming$458.28, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.