Ear tubes surgery cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $742.99 to $18,148.53, with a median of $4,338.69. The lowest price is at Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg (Williamsburg) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 24.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,338.69, is 57% above the US median of $2,762.69.
- Virginia ranks 29th 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$742.99Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg + 3 more
Median$4,338.69half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,148.53in Virginia
Lowest saves$3,595.70vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg lowest Williamsburg · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Create Eardrum Opening | $742.99 | $1,485.97 | Jan 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Hospital lowest Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Create Eardrum Opening | $742.99 | $1,485.97 | Jan 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital lowest Onancock · Onancock, VA Create Eardrum Opening | $742.99 | $1,485.97 | Jan 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital lowest Gloucester · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Create Eardrum Opening | $742.99 | $1,485.97 | Jan 2, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $2,518.90 | $6,297.25 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $3,266.66 | $8,166.64 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center one side Midlothian · Richmond, VA Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|RIGHT SIDE | $5,410.72 | $9,017.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond one side Richmond · Richmond, VA Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|LEFT SIDE | $6,054.81 | $10,091.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | $6,389.80 | $15,974.50 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital one side Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|LEFT SIDE | $7,998.70 | $13,331.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center one side Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|LEFT SIDE | $8,103.14 | $13,505.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center one side Petersburg · Richmond, VA Tympanostomy General Anesthesia|LEFT SIDE | $18,148.53 | $30,247.55 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 5 | $742.99 | $742.99 |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $5,410.72 | $6,054.81 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $3,266.66 | $3,266.66 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $6,389.80 | $6,389.80 |
| Onancock, VA | 1 | $742.99 | $742.99 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $2,518.90 | $2,518.90 |
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
- 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
- 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.