Tonsillectomy prices
Surgical removal of the tonsils, with or without adenoids.
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Based on the latest published hospital price files, tonsillectomy is disclosed at 29 hospitals across 28 cities in 15 states with cash prices from $427 to $70,454. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
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What this is
Surgical removal of the tonsils, with or without adenoids.
What affects the price
A screening version of a procedure may be covered differently from a diagnostic one with the same code, and anesthesia is often billed separately. Confirm how it will be coded before you go, and ask for the anesthesia estimate too.
Billed under codes 42820, 42821, 42825, 42826 — open any code to compare it on its own.
Category: Digestive & Gastroenterology
Published-price availability
28
hospitals publish a price
1
list this tonsillectomy without a published price
25
Cash
25
List
40
Negotiated
0
Allowed
A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.
What the published prices show
$427
Lowest
$777
Median
$635–$10,634
Typical range
$70,454
Highest
Across the 25 hospitals that disclose a cash price for tonsillectomy, the median is $777, and half of the disclosed prices fall between $635 and $10,634 — about a 17× difference for the same billing code. The full disclosed range runs from $427 to $70,454.
Compare tonsillectomy prices
Filter by hospital, city, setting, or payer — the summary and charts update with your filters.
Published cash prices for tonsillectomy vary by about 165× across the 13 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $427 to $70,454. Shopping around can matter.
13
Hospitals
54
Prices shown
$427
Lowest cash
$70,454
Highest cash
tonsillectomy cash price25 disclosed · 13 hospitals
$427median ~$777$70,454
Lowest cash price by hospital
- Vallejo Medical Center$10,634
Cash price by city
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Cash price by city$427 – $10,634
- Polson · 1 hospital$427–$446
- Berlin · 1 hospital$610–$777
- Plattsburgh · 1 hospital$620–$742
- Hood River · 1 hospital$751–$890
- Cleveland · 1 hospital$3,512
- Vallejo · 1 hospital$10,634
54 prices shown.
Tonsillectomy prices by city
How disclosed cash prices for tonsillectomy compare across cities. Open a city to see the hospitals there.
Tonsillectomy cash price by city$375 – $70,454
- Anaheim, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Antioch, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Baldwin Park, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Downey, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Fontana, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Fremont, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Fresno, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Irvine, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Los Angeles, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Manteca, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Modesto, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Oakland, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Ontario, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Panorama City, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Redwood City, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Richmond, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Riverside, CA · 1 hospital$1,456–$4,321
- Roseville, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Sacramento, CA · 3 hospitals$8,658–$14,319
- San Francisco, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- San Jose, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- San Leandro, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- San Rafael, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Santa Clara, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Santa Rosa, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- South San Francisco, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Vacaville, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Vallejo, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Walnut Creek, CA · 1 hospital$8,658–$14,319
- Ocala, FL · 1 hospital$22,361–$40,843
- Sebring, FL · 1 hospital$38,573–$70,454
- Wesley Chapel, FL · 1 hospital$33,427–$61,055
- Zephyrhills, FL · 1 hospital$33,427–$61,055
- Polson, MT · 1 hospital$375–$446
- Plattsburgh, NY · 1 hospital$620–$742
- Cleveland, OH · 1 hospital$3,512
- Hood River, OR · 1 hospital$751–$890
- Berlin, VT · 1 hospital$610–$777
| City | Hospitals | Cash (median) | Cash range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Antioch, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Baldwin Park, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Downey, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Fontana, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Manteca, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Oakland, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Panorama City, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Redwood City, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Richmond, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Riverside, CA | 1 | $2,054 | $1,456 – $4,321 | View → |
| Roseville, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Sacramento, CA | 3 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| San Leandro, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| San Rafael, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| South San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Vacaville, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Vallejo, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $10,357 | $8,658 – $14,319 | View → |
| Yuba City, CA | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Hialeah, FL | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Ocala, FL | 1 | $22,361 | $22,361 – $40,843 | View → |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $54,513 | $38,573 – $70,454 | View → |
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 1 | $47,241 | $33,427 – $61,055 | View → |
| Zephyrhills, FL | 1 | $47,241 | $33,427 – $61,055 | View → |
| Naperville, IL | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Duluth, MN | 2 | — | — – — | View → |
| N Va, MN | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $411 | $375 – $446 | View → |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | — | — – — | View → |
| Waxhaw, NC | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| S Fargo, ND | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Manchester, NH | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Cherry Hill, NJ | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $681 | $620 – $742 | View → |
| Beachwood, OH | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Chardon, OH | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $3,512 | $3,512 – $3,512 | View → |
| Elyria, OH | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $822 | $751 – $890 | View → |
| Plano, TX | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
| Berlin, VT | 1 | $690 | $610 – $777 | View → |
| Bremerton, WA | 1 | — | — – — | View → |
Hospitals that publish tonsillectomy prices
Vallejo Medical Center AdventHealth Zephyrhills Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (Brainerd) Providence St Joseph Medical Center Atrium Health Mercy Essentia Health-Fargo CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Central Vermont Medical Center MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital Santa Clara Medical Center AdventHealth Wesley Chapel University of Chicago Medical Center Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes Atrium Health Union University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Fremont Medical Center AdventHealth Ocala Essentia Health-Virginia Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Sacramento Medical Center AdventHealth Sebring Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center (Duluth)
Tonsillectomy: frequently asked
- How much does tonsillectomy cost at a hospital?
- Across the published hospital price files, disclosed cash prices for tonsillectomy range from $427 to $70,454. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
- Will my bill match these prices?
- Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
- What counts as tonsillectomy here?
- We group tonsillectomy by the billing codes hospitals use for it (42820, 42821, 42825, 42826). Exact services and codes can vary by hospital and clinical situation.
- Why do hospitals show such different prices?
- Hospitals set their own prices and negotiate separately with each insurer, so published prices for the same service can differ widely between hospitals — and between plans at one hospital. Use the comparison to see the range and ask informed questions; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
- What this page is not
- It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this category of service. Your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting — always confirm with the hospital and your plan.
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