Ear tubes surgery cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $289.50 to $3,808.00, with a median of $1,841.80. The lowest price is at Stevens Community Medical Center (Morris). The highest price is 13.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,841.80, is 33% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- Minnesota ranks 11th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$289.50Stevens Community Medical Center
Median$1,841.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,808.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,552.30vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Community Medical Center lowest Morris · Morris, MN Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $289.50 | $386.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ENT-TYMPANOSTOMY,GENERL ANESTH | $329.60 | $515.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $386.75 | $595.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $424.16 | $482.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN TYMPANOSTOMY, GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $693.60 | $816.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $844.11 | $2,105.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $1,148.42 | $4,417.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $1,217.36 | $1,449.24 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $1,841.80 | $4,593.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $1,841.80 | $4,593.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $1,952.03 | $4,593.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $2,551.20 | $4,840.98 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $2,762.69 | $6,889.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI TYMPNOSTMY W/ TUBE W/ ANESTH | $3,808.00 | $3,808.00 | May 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 12 | $844.11 | $2,656.94 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $329.60 | $329.60 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $386.75 | $386.75 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,217.36 | $1,217.36 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $693.60 | $693.60 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $289.50 | $289.50 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $424.16 | $424.16 |
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
- Louisiana$1,497.32
- Maine$362.90, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,995.98, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$4,660.53
- Michigan$2,133.48
- 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.