Tonsillectomy, child cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $1,071.00 to $30,179.24, with a median of $14,640.16. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown — $13,569.16 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $4,783.52 at 38 hospitals.
- The median here, $14,640.16, is 162% above the US median of $5,589.78.
- 2 of 6 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 42820, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY UNDER AGE 12 42820 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $1,071.00 | $1,785.00 | $981.75–$8,427.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY UNDER AGE 12 42820 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $1,450.80 | $2,418.00 | $1,329.90–$8,427.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TX · (817) 837-4600 TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY UNDER AGE 12 42820 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $1,612.20 | $2,687.00 | $1,477.85–$8,427.00 | 40% |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 324-6100 Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy younger than age 12 File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $27,668.11 | $40,688.40 | $1,954.22–$29,295.65 | 32% |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30,179.24 | $30,179.24 | — | — |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX · (817) 293-9110 HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30,179.24 | $30,179.24 | — | — |
Independent clinics in Dallas, TX
Prices published by the clinics themselves, not from a hospital price file. They are not part of the hospital median or the lowest price above.
| Clinic | Cash price |
|---|---|
| North Texas Team Care Surgery Center Surgery center · Mesquite, TX · (972) 528-6090 42820 Tonsilectomy/Adenoidectomy — includes facility, surgeon, anesthesia (implants excluded) Checked Oct 1, 2026 · clinic's price page | $5,704.00 |
Outpatient: lowest $1,071.00, median $14,640.16, highest $30,179.24 — a 28.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $14,640.16. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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