Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $70.68 to $4,470.00, with a median of $910.25. The lowest price is at Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Jefferson Hills). The highest price is 63.2× 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 25, 2026.
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center lowest Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $70.68 | $372.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $96.72 | $372.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $100.44 | $372.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA TYPANDSTOMY (REQ VENT TUBE) LO | $270.60 | $451.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING Tech | $790.76 | $3,310.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 69433 Tympanostomy Local Anes | $860.93 | $3,310.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING Tech | $959.57 | $3,310.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPENING Tech | $1,041.66 | $3,310.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 69433 Tympanostomy Local Anes | $1,096.60 | $3,310.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,274.00 | $3,790.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,813.40 | $4,689.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,470.00 | $7,450.00 | Mar 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $70.68 | $1,187.22 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $790.76 | $1,041.66 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $270.60 | $270.60 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $959.57 | $959.57 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $860.93 | $860.93 |
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
- New York$1,080.00
- North Carolina$714.83
- North Dakota$898.40
- Ohio$490.10
- Oklahoma$291.75
- Oregon$496.80
- 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.