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Ear tubes (tympanostomy) in North Carolina: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 11 North Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 69436

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$1,7281.1×32026-03-30
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton$1,7371.1×12025-12-01
Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory$1,7531.2×22026-07-08
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$1,7611.2×12025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$1,7611.2×12025-12-05
Atrium Health Union Monroe$1,7611.2×12025-12-04
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$1,7611.2×12025-12-05
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$4,1142.7×42026-05-11
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva$4,1542.8×12026-07-10

CPT 69433

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$4560.8×22026-03-30
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton$5971.1×12025-12-01
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$6051.1×12025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$6051.1×12025-12-05
Atrium Health Union Monroe$6051.1×12025-12-04
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$6051.1×12025-12-05
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville$1,3362.5×12026-03-21
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford$1,3362.5×12026-03-30
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$1,4302.7×42026-05-11

Questions

How much do insurers pay for ear tubes (tympanostomy) in North Carolina?

11 North Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for ear tubes (tympanostomy) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 69436, hospital outpatient, the median across 9 hospitals is $1,761, 1.2× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.