Ear tubes surgery cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $871.91 to $7,053.67, with a median of $1,753.11. The lowest price is at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (McComb). The highest price is 8.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,753.11, is 37% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- Mississippi ranks 9th 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$871.91Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
Median$1,753.11half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,053.67in Mississippi
Lowest saves$881.20vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center lowest McComb · McComb, MS Create eardrum opening | $871.91 | $1,453.18 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center one side Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $884.70 | $2,949.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 69436 INCISION EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,200.00 | $3,000.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 69436 INCISION EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,200.00 | $3,000.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,733.65 | $5,592.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,772.56 | $4,664.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Tympanostomy General Anesthesia | $3,106.97 | $14,122.58 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,061.58 | $19,340.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,273.17 | $23,739.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $7,053.67 | $39,187.03 | 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 3 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $884.70 | $884.70 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1 | $1,772.56 | $1,772.56 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $4,061.58 | $4,061.58 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $871.91 | $871.91 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $3,106.97 | $3,106.97 |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $1,733.65 | $1,733.65 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $4,273.17 | $4,273.17 |
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
- Michigan$2,133.48
- Minnesota$1,841.80
- 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.