Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $122.83 to $419.04, with a median of $318.78. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 3.4× 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 Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $122.83 | $425.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $224.40 | $425.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $225.04 | $776.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $225.04 | $776.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $225.04 | $776.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $318.78 | $1,449.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Pbb Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth | $380.60 | $1,730.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $419.04 | $776.00 | Oct 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $318.78 | $318.78 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $225.04 | $322.04 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $224.40 | $224.40 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $122.83 | $122.83 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $225.04 | $225.04 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $225.04 | $225.04 |
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
- Pennsylvania$910.25
- Rhode Island$2,387.32
- South Carolina$1,284.50
- 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.