Ear tubes surgery cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $378.00 to $5,053.51, with a median of $1,975.24. The lowest price is at Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Pine Bluff). The highest price is 13.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,975.24, is 29% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- Arkansas ranks 13th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 16 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 69436. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$378.00Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Median$1,975.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,053.51in Arkansas
Lowest saves$1,597.24vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center lowest Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR 69436 Tympanostomy req inser vent tube- general anesthisia | $378.00 | $378.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest one side Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $804.76 | $894.18 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville · Russellville, AR Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $1,009.80 | $2,019.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,421.72 | $1,895.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant one side Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,470.00 | $2,450.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,470.00 | $2,450.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital one side Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,693.50 | $1,881.67 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 69436 - TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,964.29 | $7,857.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 69436 - TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,986.19 | $7,944.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 69436 - TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,986.19 | $7,944.77 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 69436 - TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $2,030.90 | $8,123.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $2,342.29 | $3,603.53 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $2,342.29 | $3,603.53 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $3,513.69 | $5,405.67 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,643.94 | $22,113.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $5,053.51 | $21,056.30 | 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.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $1,470.00 | $1,828.90 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $804.76 | $3,513.69 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $2,342.29 | $2,342.29 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $1,986.19 | $1,986.19 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $1,009.80 | $1,009.80 |
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
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Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear in other states
- Alabama$4,884.98
- Alaska$1,743.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$4,288.44
- 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.