Ear tubes surgery cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $161.50 to $6,584.53, with a median of $2,133.48. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 40.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,133.48, is 23% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- Michigan ranks 15th 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 Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$161.50University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$2,133.48half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,584.53in Michigan
Lowest saves$1,971.98vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $161.50 | $323.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $161.50 | $323.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $161.50 | $323.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $253.60 | $317.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING-PhHOS | $253.60 | $317.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $264.48 | $348.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $271.44 | $348.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,508.64 | $3,017.27 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,612.28 | $3,224.56 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,071.47 | $4,142.93 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,133.48 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,133.48 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $2,174.40 | $5,436.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,231.11 | $4,462.21 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,238.94 | $4,477.88 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $2,421.09 | $2,437.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,422.99 | $4,845.98 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $3,340.29 | $6,680.58 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $3,497.52 | $6,995.03 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $3,908.53 | $7,817.06 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $6,584.53 | $10,974.22 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 7 | $1,612.28 | $2,231.11 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $161.50 | $161.50 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $2,174.40 | $2,174.40 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $1,508.64 | $1,508.64 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $271.44 | $271.44 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $264.48 | $264.48 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $3,497.52 | $3,497.52 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $161.50 | $161.50 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $6,584.53 | $6,584.53 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $2,421.09 | $2,421.09 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $2,422.99 | $2,422.99 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 |
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
- 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
- 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.