Ear tubes surgery cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $172.65 to $22,351.37, with a median of $1,497.32. The lowest price is at Minden Medical Center (Minden). The highest price is 129.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,497.32, is 46% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 24 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$172.65Minden Medical Center
Median$1,497.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$1,324.67vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minden Medical Center lowest Minden · Minden, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $172.65 | $575.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under General Anesthesia | $634.06 | $4,529.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under General Anesthesia | $634.06 | $4,529.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under General Anesthesia | $634.06 | $4,529.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under General Anesthesia | $634.06 | $4,529.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under General Anesthesia | $1,004.67 | $3,721.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Incision of Eardrum With Insertion of Eardrum Tube Under General Anesthesia | $1,023.68 | $6,398.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 69436 Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $1,030.40 | $1,288.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PE TUBE | $1,218.36 | $5,538.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,411.49 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,470.69 | $6,394.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,476.24 | $5,677.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,518.40 | $3,796.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC PE TUBE | $1,683.84 | $5,262.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,989.67 | $9,474.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PE TUBE | $2,003.76 | $4,554.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,282.07 | $11,410.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,393.12 | $8,546.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,674.08 | $8,356.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $3,267.78 | $9,611.13 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA TYMPNOPLASTY WITH OSSICULAR CHAIN RECONSTRUCTION,WITH PROSTHESIS | $3,912.42 | $5,644.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $3,920.94 | $15,080.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $3,986.00 | $3,986.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $634.06 | $1,014.18 |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $1,470.69 | $1,476.24 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $1,683.84 | $1,982.96 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,003.76 | $2,958.09 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $1,518.40 | $2,752.20 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $2,393.12 | $3,157.03 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $3,267.78 | $3,267.78 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $172.65 | $172.65 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $1,411.49 | $1,411.49 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $1,030.40 | $1,030.40 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $634.06 | $634.06 |
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
- Kentucky$5,127.08
- 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.