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Ear tubes (tympanostomy) in San Francisco Bay Area CA

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CPT 69436

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus median $4,009 · local Medicare $2,191 · file 2026-03-23
Aetna$10,0264.6×4
Alignment Health$2,1911.0×1
BCBS (other)$11,7155.3×1
Blue Shield of California$12,7785.8×5
Brms$11,7155.3×1
Canopy Hn HMO$4,0091.8×1
Cigna$13,6806.2×3
Covid19 Hrsa Uninsured Testing And Treatment Fund$2,1911.0×1
Donor Network West$4,0001.8×1
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$11,7155.3×7
Essence Healthcare$2,1911.0×2
Generic Commercial/Indemnity$2,7391.3×1
Generic HMO$2,7391.3×1
Generic PPO$2,7391.3×1
UnitedHealthcare$15,9987.3×1
St Mary's Medical Center median $5,061 · local Medicare $2,243 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$8,7413.9×1
Blue Shield of California$8,3933.7×1
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$13,9126.2×2
Healthnet$3,1971.4×1
Heritage Provider Network$2,2451.0×2
Kaiser Permanente$5,0612.3×1
UnitedHealthcare$3,2571.5×2
Good Samaritan Hospital median $5,788 · local Medicare $2,282 · file 2026-09-01
Aetna$7,0003.1×3
Blue Shield of California$11,8615.2×2
Bright Health$4,8292.1×1
Cigna$5,7882.5×4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$5,6062.5×2
MedCare Partners$2,2821.0×1
MultiPlan/PHCS (rental network)$3,2501.4×1
UnitedHealthcare$7,8483.4×1
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley median $6,008 · local Medicare $2,191 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$6,3222.9×2
Blue Shield of California$8,4763.9×2
Cigna$4,6102.1×1
UnitedHealthcare$5,6942.6×1
Stanford Health Care median $13,980 · local Medicare $2,282 · file 2026-04-01
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$13,6976.0×1
UnitedHealthcare$14,2626.2×1

CPT 69433

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
St Mary's Medical Center median $1,732 · local Medicare $780 · file 2026-04-01
Blue Shield of California$5,4887.0×1
Healthnet$1,7322.2×1
Heritage Provider Network$7801.0×2
Kaiser Permanente$1,7592.3×1
UnitedHealthcare$1,1921.5×2
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley median $2,952 · local Medicare $762 · file 2026-04-01
Blue Shield of California$5,5427.3×2
Cigna$1,6902.2×1
UnitedHealthcare$2,9523.9×1
Good Samaritan Hospital median $3,859 · local Medicare $793 · file 2026-09-01
Bright Health$4,8296.1×1
Cigna$3,8594.9×4
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$5,0226.3×2
MedCare Partners$7931.0×1
UnitedHealthcare$2,6863.4×1
Stanford Health Care median $5,216 · local Medicare $793 · file 2026-04-01
UnitedHealthcare$5,2166.6×1

Questions

How much does ear tubes (tympanostomy) cost with commercial insurance in San Francisco Bay Area CA?

5 San Francisco Bay Area CA hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 69436, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $5,788; hospital medians range from $4,009 to $13,980. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.