Ear tubes surgery cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear is $2,762.69 across 605 US hospitals; most list between $572.16 and $7,610.41. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 317 markets is $160.52. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Tonsillectomy costs
Lowest$160.52any market
Median market$2,347.90middle of market medians
Most below$7,610.419 in 10 hospitals
Listings601hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for ear tubes surgery, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $4,983.24 and the lowest a median of $613.95. At 442 of 534 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 69436?
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
Among 36 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Wisconsin ($610.62), Colorado ($1,332.00) and Montana ($1,417.75), and highest in Florida ($7,768.00), Indiana ($6,116.13) and California ($5,800.00).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$4,884.98
- Alaska$1,743.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$4,288.44
- Arkansas$1,975.24
- California$5,800.00
- Colorado$1,332.00
- Delaware$2,000.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$7,768.00
- Georgia$2,001.00
- Hawaii$1,668.80, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$3,330.00
- Illinois$1,677.85
- Indiana$6,116.13
- Iowa$3,041.73
- Kansas$1,461.00
- Kentucky$5,127.08
- Louisiana$1,497.32
- Maine$362.90, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,995.98, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$4,660.53
- Michigan$2,133.48
- Minnesota$1,841.80
- Mississippi$1,753.11
- Missouri$3,257.38
- Montana$1,417.75
- Nebraska$2,221.92
- Nevada$1,894.50
- New Hampshire$1,572.75, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,338.73
- New Mexico$2,160.00, 4 hospitals
- New York$1,752.89
- North Carolina$2,225.80
- North Dakota$2,508.93
- Ohio$4,287.00
- Oklahoma$3,111.16
- Oregon$2,926.95, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$3,189.76
- Puerto Rico$600.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$4,512.01, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$5,198.12, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$3,700.80
- Tennessee$2,177.67
- Texas$3,402.26
- Utah$2,335.22, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$402.50, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$4,338.69
- Washington$1,571.93
- West Virginia$1,755.75
- Wisconsin$610.62
- Wyoming$1,136.01, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada, OK | 1 | $3,202.28 | $3,202.28 | $3,202.28 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $2,155.00 | $2,155.00 | $2,155.00 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $1,001.95 | $5,422.47 | $9,842.98 | 9.8× |
| Algona, IA single city | 1 | $2,991.20 | $2,991.20 | $2,991.20 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $2,128.00 | $2,128.00 | $2,128.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $1,743.00 | $6,198.54 | $10,654.07 | 6.1× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $1,743.50 | $1,743.50 | $1,743.50 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $4,443.84 | $4,443.84 | $4,443.84 | 1.0× |
| Asheboro, NC single city | 1 | $2,225.80 | $2,225.80 | $2,225.80 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 11 | $1,495.00 | $2,001.00 | $3,203.00 | 2.1× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $2,007.49 | $2,007.49 | $2,007.49 | 1.0× |
| Audubon, IA single city | 1 | $460.00 | $460.00 | $460.00 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $1,303.19 | $3,340.97 | $3,340.97 | 2.6× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $362.90 | $362.90 | $362.90 | 1.0× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $1,683.84 | $1,982.96 | $2,282.07 | 1.4× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $1,508.64 | $1,508.64 | $1,508.64 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $1,533.71 | $1,533.71 | $1,533.71 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $1,339.00 | $1,339.00 | $1,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $225.75 | $1,832.73 | $9,489.34 | 42.0× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 | $280.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $1,783.50 | $2,525.08 | $3,266.66 | 1.8× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $3,330.00 | $4,008.47 | $12,270.19 | 3.7× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 5 | $959.85 | $2,962.18 | $5,617.50 | 5.9× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $432.80 | $493.20 | $553.60 | 1.3× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,538.35 | $3,538.35 | $3,538.35 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $884.70 | $884.70 | $884.70 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $1,551.00 | $1,551.00 | $1,551.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $6,818.63 | $6,818.63 | $6,818.63 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $3,810.16 | $3,810.16 | $3,810.16 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | 1.0× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $3,678.30 | $3,678.30 | $3,678.30 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $348.75 | $348.75 | $348.75 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY | 1 | $1,136.01 | $1,136.01 | $1,136.01 | 1.0× |
| Cass City, MI single city | 1 | $271.44 | $271.44 | $271.44 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $1,043.00 | $1,043.00 | $1,043.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $824.67 | $1,396.84 | $1,969.00 | 2.4× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC one side | 1 | $11,467.07 | $11,467.07 | $11,467.07 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC one side | 3 | $4,551.00 | $4,551.00 | $4,551.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 17 | $160.52 | $5,735.80 | $12,324.82 | 76.8× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 9 | $4,722.75 | $7,738.80 | $9,163.77 | 1.9× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $1,993.50 | $1,993.50 | $1,993.50 | 1.0× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $343.50 | $343.50 | $343.50 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $1,716.00 | $1,716.00 | $1,716.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 10 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | $6,113.21 | 1.6× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $17,968.66 | $17,968.66 | $17,968.66 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,024.36 | $1,024.36 | $1,024.36 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $2,160.00 | $2,160.00 | $2,160.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $5,404.54 | $5,404.54 | $5,404.54 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $6,818.63 | $6,818.63 | $6,818.63 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $2,867.15 | $2,867.15 | $2,867.15 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $5,222.35 | $5,222.35 | $5,222.35 | 1.0× |
| Council Grove, KS single city | 1 | $1,468.80 | $1,468.80 | $1,468.80 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $5,900.38 | $5,900.38 | $5,900.38 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8 | $1,071.00 | $4,110.50 | $12,886.18 | 12.0× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $6,389.80 | $6,389.80 | $6,389.80 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $8,097.76 | $8,097.76 | $8,097.76 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $1,518.14 | $1,518.14 | $1,518.14 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $264.48 | $264.48 | $264.48 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 1 | $3,944.85 | $3,944.85 | $3,944.85 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $471.00 | $3,745.60 | $3,883.00 | 8.2× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 7 | $1,612.28 | $2,231.11 | $3,908.53 | 2.4× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $2,508.93 | $2,508.93 | $2,508.93 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $1,207.50 | $1,207.50 | $1,207.50 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $7,423.82 | $7,423.82 | $7,423.82 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY single city | 1 | $1,136.01 | $1,136.01 | $1,136.01 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $329.60 | $329.60 | $329.60 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $3,020.04 | $3,020.04 | $3,020.04 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $2,501.00 | $2,501.00 | $2,501.00 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $5,608.81 | $5,608.81 | $5,608.81 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $284.05 | $552.87 | $821.68 | 2.9× |
| 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× |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $8,340.86 | $8,340.86 | $8,340.86 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $301.75 | $301.75 | $301.75 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $5,354.33 | $5,354.33 | $5,354.33 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 1 | $2,926.95 | $2,926.95 | $2,926.95 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 1 | $1,750.80 | $1,750.80 | $1,750.80 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $804.76 | $3,513.69 | $5,053.51 | 6.3× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $386.75 | $386.75 | $386.75 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $3,497.52 | $3,497.52 | $3,497.52 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $2,342.29 | $2,342.29 | $2,342.29 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $7,337.63 | $8,371.78 | $9,405.93 | 1.3× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,051.20 | $1,051.20 | $1,051.20 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $1,384.00 | $2,899.82 | $4,415.63 | 3.2× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $4,780.00 | $4,780.00 | $4,780.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $1,217.36 | $1,217.36 | $1,217.36 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $7,434.94 | $7,434.94 | $7,434.94 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $2,508.93 | $2,508.93 | $2,508.93 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $161.50 | $161.50 | $161.50 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $7,297.00 | $7,297.00 | $7,297.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $228.75 | $228.75 | $228.75 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $6,692.44 | $6,692.44 | $6,692.44 | 1.0× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1 | $1,772.56 | $1,772.56 | $1,772.56 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $1,461.50 | $1,461.50 | $1,461.50 | 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× |
| Hartford, KY both sides single city | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 | $240.00 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $2,968.00 | $2,968.00 | $2,968.00 | 1.0× |
| Harwarden, IA single city | 1 | $3,448.54 | $3,448.54 | $3,448.54 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $4,061.58 | $4,061.58 | $4,061.58 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $722.70 | $722.70 | $722.70 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $2,923.27 | $2,923.27 | $2,923.27 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $2,179.65 | $2,179.65 | $2,179.65 | 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× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $2,683.10 | $2,683.10 | $2,683.10 | 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 | $6,584.53 | $6,584.53 | $6,584.53 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,003.76 | $2,958.09 | $3,912.42 | 2.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 3 | $1,421.38 | $1,421.38 | $1,533.71 | 1.1× |
| Hugo, CO single city | 1 | $493.00 | $493.00 | $493.00 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $805.00 | $1,207.50 | $1,610.00 | 2.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $317.52 | $3,406.99 | $6,496.45 | 20.5× |
| Iowa City, IA | 1 | $3,092.25 | $3,092.25 | $3,092.25 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 3 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | $7,053.67 | 5.9× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $1,188.89 | $1,188.89 | $1,188.89 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $4,760.50 | $7,109.02 | $9,457.54 | 2.0× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $798.60 | $798.60 | $798.60 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $1,461.00 | $1,503.50 | $1,546.00 | 1.1× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $2,644.13 | $2,644.13 | $2,644.13 | 1.0× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $1,170.65 | $1,170.65 | $1,170.65 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $9,073.51 | $9,073.51 | $9,073.51 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,402.26 | $3,538.35 | $3,538.35 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $6,178.84 | $6,178.84 | $6,178.84 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $1,936.82 | $1,936.82 | $1,936.82 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $4,126.87 | $4,126.87 | $4,126.87 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $1,470.69 | $1,476.24 | $1,989.67 | 1.4× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $17,837.65 | $17,837.65 | $17,837.65 | 1.0× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $3,267.78 | $3,267.78 | $3,267.78 | 1.0× |
| Lake City, IA single city | 1 | $2,140.00 | $2,140.00 | $2,140.00 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 3 | $4,197.77 | $4,379.11 | $14,094.46 | 3.4× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $2,791.16 | $2,791.16 | $2,791.16 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $161.50 | $161.50 | $2,071.47 | 12.8× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $6,963.24 | $6,963.24 | $6,963.24 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $334.54 | $334.54 | $334.54 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $1,687.00 | $1,790.75 | $1,894.50 | 1.1× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $4,168.84 | $4,168.84 | $4,168.84 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $3,294.52 | $3,294.52 | $3,294.52 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 3 | $402.50 | $1,512.06 | $1,633.43 | 4.1× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $2,132.00 | $4,632.09 | $5,127.08 | 2.4× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY both sides | 1 | $2,444.00 | $2,444.00 | $2,444.00 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $1,697.40 | $7,659.13 | $13,620.85 | 8.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $1,470.00 | $1,828.90 | $2,030.90 | 1.4× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $3,540.00 | $3,540.00 | $3,540.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $4,924.18 | $4,924.18 | $4,924.18 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA one side | 1 | $2,122.25 | $2,122.25 | $2,122.25 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $1,985.00 | $3,062.80 | $5,830.25 | 2.9× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $2,400.00 | $2,400.00 | $2,400.00 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $9,505.28 | $9,505.28 | $9,505.28 | 1.0× |
| Madison, MN single city | 1 | $693.60 | $693.60 | $693.60 | 1.0× |
| Madison, SD both sides single city | 1 | $6,491.00 | $6,491.00 | $6,491.00 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $1,986.19 | $1,986.19 | $1,986.19 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $5,238.76 | $5,238.76 | $5,238.76 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $2,037.00 | $2,037.00 | $2,037.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $6,818.63 | $6,818.63 | $6,818.63 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $2,421.09 | $2,421.09 | $2,421.09 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $32,969.47 | $32,969.47 | $32,969.47 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $9,340.24 | $9,340.24 | $9,340.24 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $5,442.58 | $5,442.58 | $5,442.58 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $195.20 | $195.20 | $195.20 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $1,551.00 | $1,551.00 | $1,551.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $4,054.00 | $4,054.00 | $4,054.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $871.91 | $871.91 | $871.91 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $2,279.16 | $3,106.97 | $3,717.89 | 1.6× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $1,733.65 | $1,733.65 | $1,733.65 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $1,594.37 | $1,594.37 | $4,492.47 | 2.8× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $2,680.17 | $7,375.89 | $12,071.60 | 4.5× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $172.65 | $172.65 | $172.65 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 12 | $844.11 | $2,656.95 | $3,808.00 | 4.5× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 | 1.0× |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $2,198.33 | $2,198.33 | $2,198.33 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $8,229.41 | $8,229.41 | $8,229.41 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $1,411.49 | $1,411.49 | $1,411.49 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,856.00 | $1,856.00 | $1,856.00 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $289.50 | $289.50 | $289.50 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $326.00 | $326.00 | $326.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $425.00 | $425.00 | $425.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $312.28 | $312.28 | $312.28 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $226.00 | $226.00 | $226.00 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 2 | $5,148.50 | $5,148.50 | $5,148.50 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $915.60 | $1,684.83 | $2,076.17 | 2.3× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $1,518.40 | $2,752.20 | $3,986.00 | 2.6× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Nevada, MO single city | 1 | $2,288.70 | $2,288.70 | $2,288.70 | 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× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $634.06 | $1,014.18 | $22,351.37 | 35.3× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | $3,851.25 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 48 | $471.00 | $2,179.33 | $25,686.48 | 54.5× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,995.98 | $2,995.98 | $2,995.98 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $471.57 | $1,912.66 | $3,353.74 | 7.1× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $1,030.40 | $1,030.40 | $1,030.40 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 4 | $255.75 | $3,055.17 | $4,925.25 | 19.3× |
| Onancock, VA single city | 1 | $742.99 | $742.99 | $742.99 | 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× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 | $253.60 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $9,659.33 | $9,659.33 | $9,659.33 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $805.00 | $805.00 | $805.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $3,257.38 | $3,257.38 | $3,257.38 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $2,422.99 | $2,422.99 | $2,422.99 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $6,440.00 | $6,440.00 | $6,440.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $1,904.02 | $1,904.02 | $1,904.02 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 | $378.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $7,813.65 | $7,813.65 | $7,813.65 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $390.00 | $390.00 | $390.00 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT both sides single city | 1 | $234.40 | $234.40 | $234.40 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,021.60 | $1,021.60 | $1,021.60 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $3,681.60 | $3,923.40 | $4,165.20 | 1.1× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $3,230.44 | $3,230.44 | $3,230.44 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $4,512.01 | $4,512.01 | $4,512.01 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 5 | $2,342.88 | $3,700.80 | $3,700.80 | 1.6× |
| 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 | 1 | $1,687.00 | $1,687.00 | $1,687.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $2,353.50 | $2,353.50 | $2,353.50 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA one side | 3 | $5,410.72 | $6,054.81 | $18,148.53 | 3.4× |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $1,332.00 | $1,332.00 | $1,332.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $3,062.80 | $3,062.80 | $3,307.13 | 1.1× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,248.34 | $1,248.34 | $1,248.34 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $1,031.28 | $1,031.28 | $1,031.28 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT single city | 1 | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $424.16 | $424.16 | $424.16 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $3,318.04 | $3,318.04 | $3,318.04 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $1,009.80 | $1,009.80 | $1,009.80 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $9,697.00 | 1.5× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $1,460.00 | $1,460.00 | $1,460.00 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $3,633.47 | $3,633.47 | $3,633.47 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $1,472.45 | $1,472.45 | $8,056.66 | 5.5× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA both sides | 5 | $2,208.68 | $2,208.68 | $2,208.68 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $12,291.00 | 1.9× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Sandusky, MI single city | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 | $253.60 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Scottsbluff, NE one side single city | 1 | $2,221.92 | $2,221.92 | $2,221.92 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,798.01 | $1,798.01 | $1,798.01 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $5,489.04 | $8,082.18 | $8,082.18 | 1.5× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $1,932.05 | $1,966.03 | $2,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $871.50 | $2,888.13 | $3,844.50 | 4.4× |
| 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× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,429.70 | $1,429.70 | $1,429.70 | 1.0× |
| Shenandoah, IA single city | 1 | $250.25 | $250.25 | $250.25 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $2,354.40 | $2,354.40 | $2,354.40 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $2,393.12 | $3,157.03 | $3,920.94 | 1.6× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $637.16 | $637.16 | $637.16 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $1,651.94 | $1,651.94 | $1,651.94 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $634.06 | $634.06 | $634.06 | 1.0× |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $3,700.80 | $3,700.80 | $3,700.80 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $277.60 | $5,858.64 | $5,858.64 | 21.1× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $294.75 | $294.75 | $294.75 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $3,296.70 | $3,757.75 | $8,178.68 | 2.5× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $6,665.51 | $6,665.51 | $6,665.51 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $166.50 | $166.50 | $166.50 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $2,168.50 | $2,168.50 | $2,168.50 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $7,381.39 | $7,381.39 | $7,381.39 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $15,514.83 | $15,514.83 | $15,514.83 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,538.35 | $3,538.35 | $3,538.35 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH one side | 1 | $9,872.46 | $9,872.46 | $9,872.46 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $1,432.50 | $1,432.50 | $1,432.50 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 2 | $4,085.10 | $9,553.08 | $15,021.06 | 3.7× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $1,429.70 | $1,429.70 | $1,429.70 | 1.0× |
| Tulsa, OK | 1 | $2,375.00 | $2,375.00 | $2,375.00 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $3,330.00 | $3,330.00 | $3,330.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $2,218.78 | $2,218.78 | $2,218.78 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 4 | $1,668.80 | $1,668.80 | $2,760.60 | 1.7× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $6,422.93 | $6,604.11 | $6,785.29 | 1.1× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $5,800.00 | $6,356.00 | $6,356.00 | 1.1× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $4,273.17 | $4,273.17 | $4,273.17 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $5,232.03 | $5,232.03 | $5,232.03 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 5 | $742.99 | $742.99 | $8,103.14 | 10.9× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $2,518.90 | $2,518.90 | $2,518.90 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $853.12 | $853.12 | $853.12 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $3,100.00 | $3,100.00 | $3,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $2,684.50 | $2,684.50 | $2,684.50 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $181.00 | $181.00 | $181.00 | 1.0× |
| Wellsboro, PA one side single city | 1 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $1,459.50 | $1,593.75 | $1,728.00 | 1.2× |
| Wichita, KS one side | 1 | $1,435.20 | $1,435.20 | $1,435.20 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $610.62 | $610.62 | $610.62 | 1.0× |
| Williamsport, PA one side | 1 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | $7,126.80 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $9,506.80 | $9,506.80 | $9,506.80 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | $1,522.50 | $1,522.50 | $1,522.50 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $284.05 | $284.05 | $284.05 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $5,510.00 | $6,437.00 | $29,728.99 | 5.4× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $234.65 | $234.65 | $234.65 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $9,379.80 | $9,379.80 | $9,379.80 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $3,440.45 | $6,289.05 | $17,661.25 | 5.1× |
| Yuma, CO single city | 1 | $390.00 | $390.00 | $390.00 | 1.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $5,083.74 | $5,083.74 | $5,083.74 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 69436?
CPT 69436 is the billing code for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear. 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.
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.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for ear tubes surgery?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for ear tubes surgery has a median of $4,983.24 and the lowest a median of $613.95; at 442 of 534 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest ear tubes surgery?
Among 36 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Wisconsin ($610.62), Colorado ($1,332.00) and Montana ($1,417.75), and highest in Florida ($7,768.00), Indiana ($6,116.13) and California ($5,800.00). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other tonsillectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.