Ear tubes surgery cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $1,904.02 to $15,021.06, with a median of $4,288.44. The lowest price is at Valleywise Health Medical Center (Phoenix). The highest price is 7.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,288.44, is 55% above the US median of $2,762.69.
- Arizona ranks 28th 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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,904.02Valleywise Health Medical Center
Median$4,288.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,021.06in Arizona
Lowest saves$2,384.42vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valleywise Health Medical Center lowest Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,904.02 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,085.10 | $17,021.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,197.77 | $34,981.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $4,379.11 | $7,298.52 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $14,094.46 | $23,490.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $15,021.06 | $62,587.75 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 3 | $4,197.77 | $4,379.11 |
| Tucson, AZ | 2 | $4,085.10 | $9,553.08 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $1,904.02 | $1,904.02 |
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
- Alabama$4,884.98
- Alaska$1,743.00, 3 hospitals
- 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.