Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Washington
In Washington, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $367.25 to $955.23, with a median of $571.50. The lowest price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver). The highest price is 2.6× 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 Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL/TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $367.25 | $565.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $476.00 | $595.00 | — source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Create Eardrum Opening,Local Anesth--Pbb | $571.50 | $635.00 | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Tympanostomy W/ Local Anesthesia | $817.10 | $817.10 | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA TYMPANOSTOMY,LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA--FAC | $955.23 | $1,873.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $817.10 | $886.16 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $476.00 | $476.00 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $571.50 | $571.50 |
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$860.93
- 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
- West Virginia$620.00
- Wisconsin$522.60
- Wyoming$619.21
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.