Ear tubes surgery cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $2,132.00 to $9,659.33, with a median of $5,127.08. The lowest price is at University of Kentucky Hospital (Lexington). The highest price is 4.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,127.08, is 86% above the US median of $2,762.69.
- Kentucky ranks 33rd of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 9 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 Oct 22, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,132.00University of Kentucky Hospital
Median$5,127.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,659.33in Kentucky
Lowest saves$2,995.08vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital one side lowest Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Tympanostomy General Anesthesia Unilateral | $2,132.00 | $5,330.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $4,168.84 | $10,422.09 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $4,463.09 | $11,157.72 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $4,801.09 | $12,002.72 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $5,127.08 | $12,817.70 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $5,442.58 | $13,606.46 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $5,947.92 | $5,947.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $9,340.24 | $23,350.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital one side Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|RIGHT SIDE | $9,659.33 | $16,098.88 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $2,132.00 | $4,632.09 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $5,947.92 | $5,947.92 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $4,168.84 | $4,168.84 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $5,442.58 | $5,442.58 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $9,340.24 | $9,340.24 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $9,659.33 | $9,659.33 |
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
- 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
- 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.