Tonsillectomy (child under 12) cost at US hospitals

Tonsillectomy, under age 12 · CPT 42825

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Tonsillectomy (child under 12)

This is removal of the tonsils in a child under twelve, most often because enlarged tonsils are obstructing breathing during sleep or because throat infections keep coming back. It is day surgery under general anesthesia. The throat takes one to two weeks to heal, and keeping a young child drinking through that period is the main task at home.

$269.50

lowest cash price

$6,193.68

national median

$28,175.61

highest cash price

153

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $269.50–$28,175.61 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$269.50

Braxton County Memorial Hospital — Gassaway, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$28,175.61

MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center — Waterloo, IA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($6,772.21) → Sep 1, 2026 ($7,000.36)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Arizona 9 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Arkansas 2 $2,979.01 $2,979.01 $2,979.01
California 74 $286.80 $14,319.20 $14,319.20
Colorado 15 $8,292.12 $8,292.12 $8,292.12
Florida 13 $912.60 $912.60 $912.60
Georgia 23 $9,791.00 $9,791.00 $9,791.00
Hawaii 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Illinois 31 $481.80 $9,352.32 $14,431.47
Indiana 25 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Iowa 18 $459.00 $650.40 $28,175.61
Kansas 8 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Kentucky 2 $8,453.68 $8,453.68 $8,453.68
Louisiana 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Maine 7 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 24 $8,139.99 $8,139.99 $8,139.99
Minnesota 10 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Mississippi 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Missouri 15 $7,365.28 $7,365.28 $7,365.28
Montana 2 $394.40 $394.40 $394.40
Nebraska 8 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Nevada 3 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $3,786.00 $6,311.00 $6,966.64
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 15 $7,000.36 $7,000.36 $7,000.36
North Carolina 14 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
North Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 43 $292.00 $6,193.68 $17,520.07
Oklahoma 10 $4,130.78 $4,130.78 $8,595.95
Oregon 11 $416.16 $572.40 $789.75
Pennsylvania 12 $1,889.50 $1,889.50 $1,889.50
South Carolina 11 $7,932.46 $7,932.46 $13,399.31
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 17 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Texas 100 $4,182.80 $4,182.80 $4,555.73
Virginia 18 $12,966.95 $12,966.95 $17,027.51
Washington 29 $6,523.41 $6,523.41 $6,523.41
West Virginia 11 $269.50 $431.20 $6,056.50
Wisconsin 19 $1,240.00 $1,240.00 $1,240.00

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE not published $514.12 – $514.12
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE not published $514.12 – $514.12
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $1,924.91 – $11,592.77
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX not published $1,954.22 – $7,130.28
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL not published $2,074.00 – $11,799.47
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL not published $2,356.00 – $6,470.68
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,448.00
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $1,954.22 – $6,451.20
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA not published $3,231.00 – $6,050.24
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,064.68
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI not published $968.38 – $968.38
Ascension Providence Waco, TX not published $1,061.55 – $9,167.50
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME not published $260.52 – $557.83
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA not published $2,323.00 – $11,417.47
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA not published $2,323.00 – $16,529.94
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA not published $2,323.00 – $11,637.96
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA not published $2,323.00 – $11,123.77
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA not published $2,323.00 – $11,123.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $1,889.50 – $1,985.50
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI not published $554.76 – $7,966.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN not published $1,869.19 – $1,985.50
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI not published $353.05 – $7,963.03
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI not published $556.86 – $7,966.46
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,448.00
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI not published $432.96 – $2,080.85
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI not published $559.97 – $7,966.46
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI not published $354.75 – $7,966.46
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI not published $4,944.36 – $10,617.38
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,448.00
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI not published $4,944.36 – $10,617.38
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,064.68
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,448.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN not published $1,865.02 – $1,985.50
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,448.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA not published $5,938.04 – $6,112.69
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA not published $5,891.41 – $6,064.68
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA not published $3,338.00 – $6,050.24
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN not published $1,865.02 – $1,985.50
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC not published $5,658.31 – $5,771.48
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS not published $1,489.00 – $15,150.63
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN not published $2,685.00 – $10,803.42
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN not published $1,571.78 – $10,833.94
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK not published $288.49 – $288.67
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK not published $288.49 – $495.23
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK not published $288.49 – $567.86
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI not published $3,407.57 – $10,617.38
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK not published $288.49 – $567.86
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK not published $288.49 – $574.46
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $432.96 – $2,080.85
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN not published $1,865.02 – $1,985.50

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