Ear tubes surgery cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $225.75 to $9,489.34, with a median of $4,884.98. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 42.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,884.98, is 77% above the US median of $2,762.69.
- Alabama ranks 32nd of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 69436. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$225.75UAB Medical West
Median$4,884.98half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,489.34in Alabama
Lowest saves$4,659.23vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Tympanostomy General Anesthesi | $225.75 | $301.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Create Eardrum Opening | $1,384.00 | $19,254.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,798.01 | $2,568.59 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $1,832.73 | $4,262.17 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,415.63 | $36,796.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $5,354.33 | $59,492.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $7,423.82 | $49,492.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $8,097.76 | $44,987.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $9,390.77 | $52,170.96 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $9,489.34 | $63,262.24 | Apr 1, 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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $225.75 | $1,832.73 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $1,384.00 | $2,899.82 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $8,097.76 | $8,097.76 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $7,423.82 | $7,423.82 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $5,354.33 | $5,354.33 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $9,390.77 | $9,390.77 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,798.01 | $1,798.01 |
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 surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear tubes surgery explained.
Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear in other states
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.