Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $300.00 to $960.28, with a median of $382.00. The lowest price is at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (St. Johnsbury). The highest price is 3.2× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT MYRINGOTOMY | $300.00 | $400.00 | — source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), local or topical anesthesia | $302.75 | $432.50 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT TYMPANOSTOMY (REQUIRING IN | $310.63 | $443.75 | — source file |
| Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $382.00 | $382.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 69433 Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), lo | $404.80 | $506.00 | — source file |
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $846.00 | $846.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $960.28 | $960.28 | Apr 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre, VT | 1 | $960.28 | $960.28 |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $310.63 | $310.63 |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $302.75 | $302.75 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $846.00 | $846.00 |
| Middlebury, VT | 1 | $382.00 | $382.00 |
| Newport, VT | 1 | $404.80 | $404.80 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
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
- Tennessee$318.78
- Texas$780.46
- Utah$688.87
- Virginia$818.00
- Washington$571.50
- West Virginia$620.00
- Wisconsin$522.60
- Wyoming$619.21
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.