Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $213.12 to $563.40, with a median of $397.50. The lowest price is at Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City). The highest price is 2.6× 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 Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital one side lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL; UNILATERAL | $213.12 | $444.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $375.75 | $501.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $419.25 | $559.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO TYMPANOSCOPY (REQ INSERT VENT TUBE) LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES-EAC | $563.40 | $939.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $419.25 | $419.25 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $563.40 | $563.40 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $213.12 | $213.12 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $375.75 | $375.75 |
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
- 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
- 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.