Ear tubes surgery cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $1,520.00 to $2,968.00, with a median of $2,508.93. The lowest price is at Kenmare Community Hospital (Kenmare) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 2.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,508.93, is 9% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- North Dakota ranks 19th 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,520.00Kenmare Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$2,508.93half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,968.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$988.93vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmare Community Hospital lowest Kenmare · Minot, ND TYMPANOSTOMY W/ANESTHESIA | $1,520.00 | $1,900.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals lowest Minot · Minot, ND TYMPANOSTOMY W/ANESTHESIA | $1,520.00 | $1,900.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING GEN ANESTH | $2,508.93 | $4,113.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING GEN ANESTH | $2,508.93 | $4,113.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 69436 TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $2,684.50 | $4,130.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND Myringotomy With Tympanostomy Tubes | $2,968.00 | $3,298.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot, ND | 2 | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $2,508.93 | $2,508.93 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $2,508.93 | $2,508.93 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $2,968.00 | $2,968.00 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $2,684.50 | $2,684.50 |
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 Carolina$2,225.80
- 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.