Ear tubes, local anesthesia cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) with local anesthesia, one ear: from $92.29 to $2,672.64, with a median of $522.60. The lowest price is at Amery Hospital (East Amery). The highest price is 29.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $522.60, is 30% below the US median of $741.60.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($551.01).
- Wisconsin ranks 14th of 34 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 57 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$92.29Amery Hospital
Median$522.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,672.64in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$430.31vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amery Hospital lowest East Amery · East Amery, WI Create Eardrum Opening | $92.29 | $177.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC TYMPANOSTOMY WITH LOCAL | $120.00 | $160.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC 69433 CREATE EARDRUM OPE | $157.94 | $298.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI ED Tympanostomy With Tube | $162.90 | $543.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 69433 TYMPANOSTOMY-INSERT TUBE | $245.36 | $483.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI TYMPANOSTOMY LOC/TOP ANES-TECH | $358.15 | $377.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI Fac/Create Erdrum Openi,Loc Anesth | $362.92 | $382.02 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI Fac/Create Erdrum Openi,Loc Anesth | $390.04 | $410.57 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $413.26 | $551.01 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 69433 TYMPANOSTOMY-INSERT TUBE | $427.60 | $1,069.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC FAC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $462.84 | $812.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 69433 TYMPANOSTOMY-INSERT TUBE | $494.95 | $1,069.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Create Eardrum Opening | $502.86 | $956.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 69433 TYMPANOSTOMY-INSERT TUBE | $515.48 | $980.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Tympanostomy Local/Topical Anesthesia | $522.60 | $804.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 69433 TYMPANOSTOMY-INSERT TUBE | $566.16 | $893.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia | $719.20 | $899.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,LOCAL ANESTH | $781.20 | $1,395.00 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia | $814.00 | $814.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC TYMPANOSTOMY WITH LOCAL | $868.70 | $1,190.00 | Jul 19, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $950.00 | $1,900.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $950.00 | $1,900.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $950.00 | $1,900.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $950.00 | $1,900.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI TYMPANOSTOMY & TUBE INSERT | $950.00 | $1,900.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter one side Madison · Madison, WI HC TYMPANOSTOMY LOCAL; UNILATERAL | $2,177.57 | $2,721.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,672.64 | $2,969.60 | Feb 19, 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
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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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 6 | $157.94 | $950.00 |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $462.84 | $781.20 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 3 | $358.15 | $522.60 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 3 | $162.90 | $413.26 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $358.15 | $522.60 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $427.60 | $471.54 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $522.60 | $1,350.08 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $781.20 | $781.20 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $358.15 | $440.38 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $358.15 | $440.38 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 |
| Ashland, WI | 1 | $362.92 | $362.92 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $92.29 | $92.29 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $245.36 | $245.36 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $719.20 | $719.20 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $494.95 | $494.95 |
| Hayward, WI | 1 | $390.04 | $390.04 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $502.86 | $502.86 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI | 1 | $814.00 | $814.00 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $358.15 | $358.15 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $566.16 | $566.16 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $522.60 | $522.60 |
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
- Texas$811.68
- Utah$875.98, 1 hospital
- Vermont$352.40, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$818.00
- Washington$523.75
- West Virginia$620.00
- Wyoming$458.28, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.