Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $6,312.00 to $15,524.16, with a median of $13,264.14. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 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 Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Aurora, IL Remove tonsils and adenoids - 42820 - OR36042820 | $6,312.00 | $18,188.00 | 65% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $10,067.40 | $10,067.40 | — | — source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL HB Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $12,898.04 | $18,425.77 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL HB Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $13,630.24 | $19,471.77 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Dekalb, IL HB Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $13,740.14 | $19,628.77 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL HB Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $15,524.16 | $22,177.37 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6,312.00, median $13,264.14, highest $15,524.16 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
What it is
This is surgery to remove both the tonsils and the adenoids in a child younger than 12. It is commonly done for repeated throat infections or for snoring and breathing problems during sleep caused by large tonsils and adenoids.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are usually billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 42820 ($4,249.19). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Humboldt Park Health North Francisco Chicago, ILRemoval of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $290.77 | file |