Ear tubes surgery cost without insurance
Across 231 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear from $179.52 to $32,969.47. The median market price is $1,227.50. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Tonsillectomy costs
Lowest$179.52any market
Median market$1,227.50middle of market medians
Highest$32,969.47any market
Listings435hospital prices
What it is
This procedure makes a tiny opening in the eardrum and places a small tube to let air in and fluid drain out of the middle ear. It is most often done in children with repeated ear infections or lasting fluid behind the eardrum.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon and anesthesia are usually billed separately, and the code is for one ear.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between children's hospitals, hospital outpatient departments and surgery centers; tubes in both ears are billed as two sides.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 69436 is for one ear or both, and whether anesthesia and the surgeon's fee are included.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$5,611.75
- Alaska$1,743.00
- Arizona$1,904.02
- Arkansas$2,621.34
- California$5,830.25
- Colorado$2,532.43
- Connecticut$925.00
- Delaware$4,220.00
- Florida$15,514.83
- Georgia$2,001.00
- Hawaii$2,760.60
- Idaho$4,054.00
- Illinois$3,993.83
- Indiana$251.91
- Iowa$387.20
- Kansas$7,813.65
- Kentucky$1,188.15
- Louisiana$739.03
- Maine$189.00
- Maryland$1,650.99
- Massachusetts$4,660.53
- Michigan$565.30
- Minnesota$996.27
- Mississippi$5,080.32
- Missouri$3,295.61
- Montana$468.28
- Nebraska$620.04
- Nevada$1,687.00
- New Hampshire$675.04
- New Jersey$1,992.03
- New York$1,378.22
- North Carolina$3,006.50
- Ohio$3,851.25
- Oklahoma$3,278.01
- Oregon$389.60
- Pennsylvania$3,029.93
- Rhode Island$4,512.01
- South Carolina$8,624.71
- South Dakota$2,342.88
- Tennessee$1,311.84
- Texas$3,340.97
- Vermont$421.47
- Virginia$14,567.71
- Washington$3,366.32
- West Virginia$1,822.00
- Wisconsin$610.62
- Wyoming$875.56
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $409.35 | $409.35 | $409.35 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $3,202.28 | $3,202.28 | $3,202.28 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 2 | $309.00 | $441.80 | $574.60 | 1.9× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $389.60 | $389.60 | $389.60 | 1.0× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $7,229.87 | $7,229.87 | $7,229.87 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $1,743.00 | $6,198.54 | $10,654.07 | 6.1× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $2,174.40 | $2,174.40 | $2,174.40 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $2,001.00 | $2,001.00 | $3,203.00 | 1.6× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $2,007.49 | $2,007.49 | $2,007.49 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $3,340.97 | $3,340.97 | $3,340.97 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $565.30 | $565.30 | $565.30 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $306.00 | $306.00 | $306.00 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $189.00 | $189.00 | $189.00 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $382.93 | $382.93 | $382.93 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $565.30 | $565.30 | $565.30 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $264.95 | $264.95 | $264.95 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $1,832.73 | $1,832.73 | $1,832.73 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $1,783.50 | $1,783.50 | $1,783.50 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $3,330.00 | $6,759.11 | $12,270.19 | 3.7× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 4 | $959.85 | $2,919.30 | $5,617.50 | 5.9× |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $527.20 | $527.20 | $527.20 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $397.67 | $397.67 | $4,265.00 | 10.7× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $664.00 | $664.00 | $664.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $565.30 | $565.30 | $565.30 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Centerville, IA single city | 1 | $788.00 | $788.00 | $788.00 | 1.0× |
| Concord, NC single city | 1 | $3,006.50 | $3,006.50 | $3,006.50 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $307.20 | $307.20 | $307.20 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $336.00 | $336.00 | $336.00 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,719.00 | $1,719.00 | $1,719.00 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 11 | $3,006.50 | $3,006.50 | $4,551.00 | 1.5× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $181.10 | $181.10 | $181.10 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $591.92 | $591.92 | $591.92 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 9 | $1,654.00 | $7,307.77 | $12,324.82 | 7.5× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $552.33 | $7,738.80 | $7,738.80 | 14.0× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $1,993.50 | $1,993.50 | $1,993.50 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 12 | $388.32 | $3,851.25 | $9,443.51 | 24.3× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $17,968.66 | $17,968.66 | $17,968.66 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 4 | $714.60 | $11,426.76 | $24,952.62 | 34.9× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $399.07 | $399.07 | $399.07 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $389.60 | $389.60 | $389.60 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $449.40 | $449.40 | $449.40 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $393.30 | $393.30 | $393.30 | 1.0× |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME single city | 1 | $179.52 | $179.52 | $179.52 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 | $522.00 | $4,541.40 | $12,886.18 | 24.7× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $6,389.80 | $6,389.80 | $6,389.80 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $2,705.50 | $2,705.50 | $2,705.50 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 1 | $3,944.85 | $3,944.85 | $3,944.85 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $387.20 | $8,772.55 | $17,157.89 | 44.3× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 9 | $205.07 | $565.30 | $3,908.53 | 19.1× |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $387.20 | $10,898.14 | $21,409.08 | 55.3× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $308.55 | $428.18 | $547.81 | 1.8× |
| Duluth, MN-WI both sides | 1 | $821.71 | $821.71 | $821.71 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $5,608.81 | $5,608.81 | $5,608.81 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $289.38 | $289.38 | $289.38 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $284.05 | $469.30 | $654.55 | 2.3× |
| Eau Claire, WI both sides | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $1,633.80 | $14,469.28 | $27,304.75 | 16.7× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN both sides | 1 | $1,633.80 | $1,633.80 | $1,633.80 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2 | $1,576.49 | $2,545.09 | $3,513.69 | 2.2× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $565.30 | $565.30 | $565.30 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1 | $2,342.29 | $2,342.29 | $2,342.29 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $186.60 | $237.92 | $251.91 | 1.4× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $653.42 | $653.42 | $653.42 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $13,545.62 | $13,545.62 | $13,545.62 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 2 | $925.00 | $9,151.11 | $17,377.22 | 18.8× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $1,727.67 | $1,727.67 | $1,727.67 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $4,054.00 | $4,054.00 | $4,054.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $2,300.13 | $3,029.93 | $3,189.76 | 1.4× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $2,923.27 | $2,923.27 | $2,923.27 | 1.0× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $3,703.80 | $3,703.80 | $3,703.80 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC both sides | 1 | $4,816.20 | $4,816.20 | $4,816.20 | 1.0× |
| Holland, MI | 1 | $186.00 | $186.00 | $186.00 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $465.75 | $465.75 | $465.75 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR both sides | 1 | $465.75 | $465.75 | $465.75 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI both sides | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 3 | $1,421.38 | $1,421.38 | $1,533.71 | 1.1× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $7,727.39 | $7,727.39 | $7,727.39 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH both sides | 1 | $15,454.76 | $15,454.76 | $15,454.76 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $9,390.77 | $9,390.77 | $9,390.77 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $317.52 | $317.52 | $317.52 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $192.87 | $192.87 | $192.87 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $7,053.67 | $7,053.67 | $7,053.67 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $4,760.50 | $7,109.02 | $9,457.54 | 2.0× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,904.66 | $1,904.66 | $1,904.66 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $226.08 | $226.08 | $1,546.00 | 6.8× |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $570.05 | $570.05 | $570.05 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $2,791.16 | $2,791.16 | $2,791.16 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $565.30 | $565.30 | $565.30 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $1,687.00 | $1,790.75 | $1,894.50 | 1.1× |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $3,294.52 | $3,294.52 | $3,294.52 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $675.04 | $675.04 | $675.04 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY one side | 1 | $2,132.00 | $2,132.00 | $2,132.00 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY both sides | 1 | $2,444.00 | $2,444.00 | $2,444.00 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $1,697.40 | $8,642.25 | $15,587.10 | 9.2× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $2,900.39 | $2,900.39 | $2,900.39 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $1,550.64 | $3,062.80 | $5,830.25 | 3.8× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $4,054.00 | $4,054.00 | $4,054.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $460.00 | $460.00 | $460.00 | 1.0× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $654.55 | $1,035.28 | $1,416.00 | 2.2× |
| Madison, WI both sides | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $32,969.47 | $32,969.47 | $32,969.47 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $2,279.16 | $3,106.97 | $3,717.89 | 1.6× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $574.60 | $574.60 | $574.60 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $207.90 | $207.90 | $207.90 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 12 | $374.51 | $1,495.11 | $2,762.69 | 7.4× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $2,396.00 | $2,396.00 | $2,396.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $565.30 | $565.30 | $565.30 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $1,822.00 | $1,822.00 | $1,822.00 | 1.0× |
| Newberry, MI single city | 1 | $263.66 | $263.66 | $263.66 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $632.00 | $632.00 | $632.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $185.02 | $264.77 | $344.52 | 1.9× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $1,518.40 | $1,518.40 | $1,518.40 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 5 | $634.06 | $634.06 | $1,023.68 | 1.6× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 25 | $188.04 | $1,585.19 | $25,686.48 | 136.6× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $389.60 | $389.60 | $389.60 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $844.00 | $844.00 | $844.00 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $3,062.80 | $3,062.80 | $3,062.80 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,995.98 | $2,995.98 | $2,995.98 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $1,803.90 | $2,578.82 | $3,353.74 | 1.9× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 4 | $586.66 | $1,436.18 | $3,824.64 | 6.5× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $400.91 | $400.91 | $400.91 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $7,768.00 | $7,768.00 | $7,768.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $3,414.40 | 5.6× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 2 | $302.25 | $1,779.82 | $3,257.38 | 10.8× |
| Polson, MT both sides single city | 1 | $234.40 | $234.40 | $234.40 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $244.30 | $244.30 | $244.30 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $11,288.11 | $11,288.11 | $11,288.11 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $311.00 | $311.00 | $311.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $565.30 | $565.30 | $565.30 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3 | $6,440.00 | $8,544.68 | $22,142.69 | 3.4× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $1,904.02 | $1,904.02 | $1,904.02 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $7,813.65 | $7,813.65 | $7,813.65 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $482.00 | $482.00 | $482.00 | 1.0× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 | $375.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $574.60 | $574.60 | $574.60 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $226.46 | $226.46 | $226.46 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 7 | $294.45 | $294.45 | $8,817.25 | 29.9× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $4,512.01 | $4,512.01 | $4,512.01 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $2,342.88 | $2,342.88 | $2,342.88 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $2,504.24 | $2,504.24 | $2,504.24 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $1,985.00 | $1,985.00 | $1,985.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 2 | $713.00 | $1,200.00 | $1,687.00 | 2.4× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $3,062.80 | $3,062.80 | $3,307.13 | 1.1× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $1,841.71 | $1,841.71 | $1,841.71 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $294.75 | $294.75 | $294.75 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 1 | $294.45 | $294.45 | $294.45 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $3,062.80 | $3,062.80 | $8,056.66 | 2.6× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $2,888.13 | $3,366.32 | $3,844.50 | 1.3× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $574.60 | $574.60 | $574.60 | 1.0× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $19,456.92 | $19,456.92 | $19,456.92 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $3,006.50 | $3,006.50 | $3,006.50 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $185.02 | $185.02 | $185.02 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $1,159.20 | $1,159.20 | $1,159.20 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 | $387.20 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $634.06 | $634.06 | $634.06 | 1.0× |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1 | $11,686.19 | $11,686.19 | $11,686.19 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $5,858.64 | $5,858.64 | $5,858.64 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $3,296.70 | $3,757.75 | $8,178.68 | 2.5× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $284.05 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 2.3× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI both sides | 2 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $310.00 | $310.00 | $310.00 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $925.00 | $925.00 | $925.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $828.76 | $828.76 | $828.76 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN both sides single city | 1 | $1,243.14 | $1,243.14 | $1,243.14 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $15,514.83 | $15,514.83 | $15,514.83 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $401.40 | $401.40 | $401.40 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $713.00 | $713.00 | $713.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $185.02 | $185.02 | $185.02 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $3,330.00 | $3,330.00 | $3,330.00 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 1 | $2,760.60 | $2,760.60 | $2,760.60 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $472.77 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 13.4× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $22,745.62 | $22,745.62 | $22,745.62 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Wellsboro, PA one side single city | 1 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $654.55 | $654.55 | $654.55 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI both sides single city | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $387.20 | $11,192.45 | $21,997.70 | 56.8× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $284.05 | $469.30 | $654.55 | 2.3× |
| Wausau, WI both sides | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $181.00 | $181.00 | $181.00 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $2,623.50 | $2,895.75 | $3,168.00 | 1.2× |
| Williamsport, PA one side | 1 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | $1,522.50 | $1,522.50 | $1,522.50 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $284.05 | $469.30 | $654.55 | 2.3× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI both sides | 1 | $981.82 | $981.82 | $981.82 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $5,510.00 | $5,973.50 | $6,437.00 | 1.2× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $8,611.16 | $8,611.16 | $8,611.16 | 1.0× |
Common questions
How long does the procedure take?
Usually about 10 to 15 minutes under a short general anesthetic, and children go home the same day.
Is there a code without general anesthesia?
Yes. Placing ear tubes under local or topical anesthesia, usually in older children or adults, is billed as 69433.
Other tonsillectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.