Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Texas
In Texas, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $64.24 to $3,572.03, with a median of $811.68. The lowest price is at CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital (Bryan). The highest price is 55.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $811.68, is 9% above the US median of $741.60.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($551.01).
- Texas ranks 23rd of 34 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 37 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$64.24CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital
Median$811.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,572.03in Texas
Lowest saves$747.44vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital lowest Bryan · College Station-Bryan, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $64.24 | $310.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $64.64 | $310.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville · Madisonville, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $73.04 | $310.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Burleson St. Joseph Health Center of Caldwell, Texas Caldwell · College Station-Bryan, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $73.66 | $310.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota · Navasota, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $85.38 | $310.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches, TX Create Eardrum Opening | $118.00 | $394.00 | — source file |
| University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $189.00 | $756.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC TYPAMPANOSTOMY INSERTION VENTILATE TUBE | $488.66 | $1,359.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC TYPAMPANOSTOMY INSERTION VENTILATE TUBE | $488.66 | $1,359.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $533.12 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TYMPANOSTOMY-LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA 69433 | $543.60 | $906.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Medina Regional Hospital one side Hondo · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL; UNILATERAL | $635.22 | $705.79 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $780.46 | $1,300.77 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $780.46 | $1,300.77 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $780.46 | $1,300.77 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $780.46 | $1,300.77 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $811.68 | $1,352.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $811.68 | $1,352.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $811.68 | $1,352.80 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $811.68 | $1,352.80 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Jps Health Network Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $859.20 | $1,432.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia | $861.20 | $2,153.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $1,047.93 | $1,746.55 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $1,047.93 | $1,746.55 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $1,047.93 | $1,746.55 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $1,047.93 | $1,746.55 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $1,047.93 | $1,746.55 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $1,047.93 | $1,746.55 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (LOCAL/TOPICAL ANES) | $1,089.85 | $1,816.41 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho one side Andrews · Andrews, TX TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL UNILAT | $1,350.50 | $2,701.00 | Dec 3, 2025 source file |
| Comanche County Medical Center Comanche · Comanche, TX Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia | $1,386.45 | $2,133.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Glen Rose Medical Center Glen Rose · Glen Rose, TX Tympanostomy Local Anes | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 | — source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TYMPANOSTOMY-LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA 69433 | $1,729.80 | $2,883.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under Local or Topical Anesthesia | $1,734.00 | $2,312.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Medical Center of Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under Local or Topical Anesthesia | $1,734.00 | $2,312.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOC/TOP ANESTH | $2,375.01 | $2,375.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $3,572.03 | — | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $1,047.93 | $1,047.93 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7 | $543.60 | $1,729.80 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 4 | $64.24 | $69.15 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 3 | $488.66 | $488.66 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $780.46 | $811.68 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2 | $189.00 | $412.11 |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $1,350.50 | $1,350.50 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $533.12 | $533.12 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $811.68 | $811.68 |
| Comanche, TX | 1 | $1,386.45 | $1,386.45 |
| Glen Rose, TX | 1 | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 |
| Madisonville, TX | 1 | $73.04 | $73.04 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $780.46 | $780.46 |
| Navasota, TX | 1 | $85.38 | $85.38 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $118.00 | $118.00 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $811.68 | $811.68 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $780.46 | $780.46 |
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$279.75, 1 hospital
- 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
- Missouri$541.70
- 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$284.00
- 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
- 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.