Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $203.50 to $6,584.61, with a median of $620.00. The lowest price is at Weirton Medical Center (Weirton). The highest price is 32.4× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center lowest Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $203.50 | $407.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH INSERTION OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $327.50 | $655.00 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Tympanostomy W/Vent Tube Local | $443.96 | $739.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $620.00 | $1,240.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $620.00 | $1,240.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $620.00 | $1,240.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH INSERTION OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $803.00 | $1,606.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,060.50 | $2,121.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH INSERTION OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER LOCAL OR TOPICAL ANESTHESIA | $1,121.50 | $2,243.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital one side Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,UNILATERAL | $6,584.61 | $6,584.61 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $327.50 | $327.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,121.50 | $1,121.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $6,584.61 | $6,584.61 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $803.00 | $803.00 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $443.96 | $443.96 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $203.50 | $203.50 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $1,060.50 | $1,060.50 |
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$910.25
- 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
- Wisconsin$522.60
- Wyoming$619.21
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.