Ear tubes surgery cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $1,522.50 to $9,506.80, with a median of $2,225.80. The lowest price is at North Carolina Baptist Hospital (Winston Salem). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,225.80, is 19% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- North Carolina ranks 18th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 11 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 Oct 21, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,522.50North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Median$2,225.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,506.80in North Carolina
Lowest saves$703.30vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital lowest Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $1,522.50 | $3,045.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Tympanostomy W Gen Anes | $1,571.67 | $5,821.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Tympanostomy W Gen Anes | $1,571.67 | $5,821.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,750.80 | $2,918.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $2,179.65 | $5,449.13 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHES | $2,225.80 | $11,129.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC TYMPANOSTOMY- UNILATERAL | $4,551.00 | $4,551.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC TYMPANOSTOMY- UNILATERAL | $4,551.00 | $4,551.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC TYMPANOSTOMY- UNILATERAL | $4,551.00 | $4,551.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $7,381.39 | $18,453.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $9,506.80 | $23,767.00 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $4,551.00 | $4,551.00 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $2,225.80 | $2,225.80 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $1,750.80 | $1,750.80 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $2,179.65 | $2,179.65 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $1,571.67 | $1,571.67 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $7,381.39 | $7,381.39 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $9,506.80 | $9,506.80 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | $1,522.50 | $1,522.50 |
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
- 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 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.