Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in New York
In New York, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $81.84 to $3,710.00, with a median of $1,080.00. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital (Westfield). The highest price is 45.3× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$81.84Westfield Memorial Hospital
Median$1,080.00half pay less
Highest$3,710.00in New York
Lowest saves$998.16vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $81.84 | $372.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $156.37 | $571.66 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $189.03 | $317.00 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $251.37 | $1,256.85 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $334.23 | $560.50 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $390.00 | $390.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $551.01 | $344.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $551.01 | $353.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $551.01 | $345.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $556.50 | $795.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING. | $602.63 | $3,735.06 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Create eardrum opening | $640.17 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Create eardrum opening | $640.17 | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Tmpst Local/Topical Anes - 69433 | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tympanostomy Local Anesth | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Tmpst Local/Topical Anes - 69433 | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Tmpst Local/Topical Anes - 69433 | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tympanostomy Local Anesth | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $1,089.00 | $1,089.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $1,089.00 | $1,089.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth-Lt | $1,089.00 | $1,089.00 | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING_ LOCAL ANESTHESIA | $1,118.37 | $1,720.57 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING_ LOCAL ANESTHESIA | $1,124.27 | $1,729.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING_ LOCAL ANESTHESIA | $1,140.33 | $1,754.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING_ LOCAL ANESTHESIA | $1,152.40 | $1,772.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING_ LOCAL ANESTHESIA | $1,152.40 | $1,772.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,380.00 | $1,380.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,596.00 | $1,596.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL WITH TUBE | $1,879.47 | $2,088.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tympanostomy | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tympanostomy | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $3,710.00 | — | Aug 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 18 | $156.37 | $841.32 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $1,089.00 | $1,089.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $640.17 | $896.28 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $1,118.37 | $1,124.27 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $334.23 | $334.23 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $81.84 | $81.84 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $251.37 | $251.37 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,596.00 | $1,596.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $189.03 | $189.03 |
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
- Missouri$397.50
- Montana$367.17
- Nebraska$409.22
- Nevada$792.70
- New Hampshire$526.32
- New Jersey$1,019.29
- 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.