Ear tubes surgery cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for ear tube placement (tympanostomy) under general anesthesia, one ear: from $181.00 to $7,727.39, with a median of $1,755.75. The lowest price is at Weirton Medical Center (Weirton). The highest price is 42.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,755.75, is 36% below the US median of $2,762.69.
- West Virginia ranks 10th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$181.00Weirton Medical Center
Median$1,755.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,727.39in West Virginia
Lowest saves$1,574.75vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center lowest Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $181.00 | $362.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital one side South Charleston · Charleston, WV INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $824.67 | $1,649.34 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,255.00 | $2,510.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital one side Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,459.50 | $2,919.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center one side Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,461.50 | $2,923.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital one side Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,728.00 | $3,456.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,783.50 | $3,567.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,822.00 | $3,644.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals one side Morgantown · Morgantown, WV INCISION OF EARDRUM WITH PLACEMENT OF EARDRUM TUBE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA | $1,856.00 | $3,712.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV TYMANOSTOMY GEN ANESTH | $1,969.00 | $3,938.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $1,993.50 | $3,987.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CREATE EARDRUM OPENING | $7,727.39 | $7,727.39 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $824.67 | $1,396.84 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $1,459.50 | $1,593.75 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $1,783.50 | $1,783.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $1,993.50 | $1,993.50 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $1,461.50 | $1,461.50 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $7,727.39 | $7,727.39 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,856.00 | $1,856.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $1,822.00 | $1,822.00 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $181.00 | $181.00 |
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
- Texas$3,402.26
- Utah$2,335.22, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$402.50, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$4,338.69
- Washington$1,571.93
- Wisconsin$610.62
- Wyoming$1,136.01, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.