Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $202.50 to $2,256.00, with a median of $541.70. The lowest price is at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (Ste. Genevieve). The highest price is 11.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $541.70, is 27% below the US median of $741.60.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($551.01).
- Missouri ranks 16th of 34 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 16 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$202.50Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Median$541.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,256.00in Missouri
Lowest saves$339.20vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital lowest Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $202.50 | $405.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, MO Myringotomy including aspiration and/or eustachian tube inflation | $292.50 | $390.00 | Jul 7, 2024 source file |
| Liberty Hospital one side Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS 4S TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL UNI | $293.00 | $1,047.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital one side Bolivar · Springfield, MO INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH INSERTION OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $300.00 | $375.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH INSERTION OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $361.60 | $516.57 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO 69433 Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), local or topical anesthesia | $411.20 | $514.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital one side Clinton · Clinton, MO INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH INSERTION OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $413.89 | $689.81 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $520.00 | $800.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO TYMPANOSCOPY, PE TUBE INSERTION EACH EF | $563.40 | $939.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS CREATE EARDRUM OPENING; LOCAL ANEST | $633.31 | $904.72 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 69433 Tympanostomy WEN | $754.79 | $1,372.35 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 69433 Tympanostomy WEN | $754.79 | $1,372.35 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO TYMPANOSTOMY INT VENT TUBE | $825.75 | $1,835.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $850.00 | $1,000.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $850.00 | $1,000.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $2,256.00 | $2,256.00 | Apr 1, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 4 | $293.00 | $694.05 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $850.00 | $850.00 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $520.00 | $520.00 |
| Carrollton, MO | 1 | $292.50 | $292.50 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $413.89 | $413.89 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $2,256.00 | $2,256.00 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $563.40 | $563.40 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $411.20 | $411.20 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $825.75 | $825.75 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $361.60 | $361.60 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $202.50 | $202.50 |
| Springfield, MO | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
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
What ear tubes, local anesthesia is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear tubes, local anesthesia explained.
Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear in other states
- Alabama$2,158.93, 2 hospitals
- 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
- Louisiana$508.00
- Maine$344.25
- Massachusetts$1,424.50
- Michigan$326.23
- Minnesota$437.38
- Mississippi$370.80
- 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$285.82
- 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.