SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 4 cities for code 42820, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (<12 years) |
$6,254.00 | $6,254.00 | — | — file |
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| ES REHABILITATION LLC
ATLANTA, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| SAINT JOSEPHS HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA INC
ATLANTA, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | — file |
|
| DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC
DECATUR, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC
LITHONIA, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| DECATUR HEALTH RESOURCE, INC.
DECATUR, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| EHCA JOHN'S CREEK, LLC
JOHNS CREEK, GA Hc Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy, Younger Than Age?12 |
$7,906.00 | $7,906.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $6,254.00, median $7,906.00, highest $7,906.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $7,906.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.