Ear tubes surgery cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $166.50 to $8,229.41, with a median of $3,257.38. The lowest price is at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (Ste. Genevieve). The highest price is 49.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,257.38, is 18% above the US median of $2,762.69.
- Missouri ranks 23rd 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 Oct 15, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$166.50Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Median$3,257.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,229.41in Missouri
Lowest saves$3,090.88vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital lowest Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO TYMPANOSTOMIES W/TUBE GEN ANES | $166.50 | $333.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $277.60 | $347.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, MO Myringotomy with Ear Tube Insertion | $348.75 | $465.00 | Jul 7, 2024 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,024.36 | $1,707.27 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health one side Rolla · Rolla, MO INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,031.28 | $1,473.26 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,339.00 | $2,060.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Create Eardrum Opening | $1,546.00 | $9,732.81 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Create eardrum opening | $1,651.94 | $6,607.76 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO TYMPANOSTOMY 69436 | $2,288.70 | $5,086.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO 69436 Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilation tube), general anesthesia | $2,400.00 | $3,000.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $3,257.38 | $5,011.36 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $3,294.52 | $5,068.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $3,296.70 | $5,071.84 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $3,656.84 | $5,625.91 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $3,858.65 | $5,936.38 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $4,760.50 | $7,323.85 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $5,858.64 | $9,013.30 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $5,858.64 | $9,013.30 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $6,178.84 | $25,745.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Tympanostomy With Tube Placement | $8,178.68 | $12,582.59 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $8,229.41 | $30,479.31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $3,296.70 | $3,757.74 |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $277.60 | $5,858.64 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $1,339.00 | $1,339.00 |
| Carrollton, MO | 1 | $348.75 | $348.75 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $1,024.36 | $1,024.36 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $4,760.50 | $4,760.50 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $1,546.00 | $1,546.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $6,178.84 | $6,178.84 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $2,400.00 | $2,400.00 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $3,294.52 | $3,294.52 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $8,229.41 | $8,229.41 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $2,288.70 | $2,288.70 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $3,257.38 | $3,257.38 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $1,031.28 | $1,031.28 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $166.50 | $166.50 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $1,651.94 | $1,651.94 |
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
- Mississippi$1,753.11
- 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.