Ear tubes surgery cost in Texas
In Texas, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $1,071.00 to $12,886.18, with a median of $3,402.26. The lowest price is at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown (Dallas). The highest price is 12.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,402.26, is 23% above the US median of $2,762.69.
- Texas ranks 25th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 42 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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,071.00Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown
Median$3,402.26half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,886.18in Texas
Lowest saves$2,331.26vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown lowest Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TYMPANOSTOMY-GENERAL ANESTHESIA 69436 | $1,071.00 | $1,785.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENI | $1,303.19 | $7,794.83 | Sep 2, 2024 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,421.38 | $2,093.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $1,421.38 | $2,093.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,533.71 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,533.71 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Create eardrum opening | $1,551.00 | $6,563.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Create Eardrum Opening | $1,551.00 | $10,344.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews · Andrews, TX TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTH | $1,743.50 | $3,487.00 | Dec 3, 2025 source file |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TYMPANOSTOMY-GENERAL ANESTHESIA 69436 | $1,870.80 | $3,118.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TYMPANOSTOMY-GENERAL ANESTHESIA 69436 | $2,017.80 | $3,363.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman Sherman · Sherman-Denison, TX TYMPANOSTOMY-GENERAL ANESTHESIA 69436 | $2,354.40 | $3,924.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Medical Center Comanche · Comanche, TX Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia | $2,867.15 | $4,411.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,340.97 | $5,568.28 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,340.97 | $5,568.28 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,340.97 | $5,568.28 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,340.97 | $5,568.28 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,340.97 | $5,568.28 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,340.97 | $5,568.28 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,340.97 | $5,568.28 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,402.26 | $5,670.43 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,402.26 | $5,670.43 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,402.26 | $5,670.43 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,402.26 | $5,670.43 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,538.35 | $5,897.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,538.35 | $5,897.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,538.35 | $5,897.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENI (GENERAL ANES) | $3,538.35 | $5,897.25 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX TYMPANOSTOMY GEN ANESTHESIA | $3,633.47 | $4,037.18 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $3,679.59 | $5,411.16 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TYMPANOSTOMY-GENERAL ANESTHESIA 69436 | $4,541.40 | $7,569.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glen Rose Medical Center Glen Rose · Glen Rose, TX Tympanostomy Gen Anes | $4,780.00 | $4,780.00 | — source file |
| Longview Medical Center Longview · Longview, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $4,924.18 | $27,356.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Navarro Hospital Corsicana · Corsicana, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $5,222.35 | $21,759.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Detar Hospital Navarro Victoria · Victoria, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $5,232.03 | $24,914.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Detar North Victoria · Victoria, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $5,232.03 | $24,914.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Laredo Medical Center Laredo · Laredo, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $6,963.24 | $29,013.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Granbury Medical Center Granbury · Granbury, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $7,434.94 | $41,305.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Woodland Heights Medical Center Lufkin · Lufkin, TX CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $9,505.28 | $52,807.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health one side Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|LEFT SIDE | $11,687.08 | $29,217.71 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $12,886.18 | $12,886.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CREATE EARDRUM OPENING,GEN ANESTH | $12,886.18 | $12,886.18 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $1,303.19 | $3,340.97 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8 | $1,071.00 | $4,110.50 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 3 | $1,421.38 | $1,421.38 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,402.26 | $3,538.35 |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $5,232.03 | $5,232.03 |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $1,743.50 | $1,743.50 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $1,533.71 | $1,533.71 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,538.35 | $3,538.35 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $1,551.00 | $1,551.00 |
| Comanche, TX | 1 | $2,867.15 | $2,867.15 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $5,222.35 | $5,222.35 |
| Glen Rose, TX | 1 | $4,780.00 | $4,780.00 |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $7,434.94 | $7,434.94 |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $6,963.24 | $6,963.24 |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $4,924.18 | $4,924.18 |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $9,505.28 | $9,505.28 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $1,551.00 | $1,551.00 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $3,633.47 | $3,633.47 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $2,354.40 | $2,354.40 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $3,538.35 | $3,538.35 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,402.26 | $3,402.26 |
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
- 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
- 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
- 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.