Surgery and procedures CPT 42820 Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $3,036.28 to $3,036.28, with a median of $3,036.28.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42820, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$3,036.28Dayton Childrens Hospital
Median$3,036.28half pay less
Highest$3,036.28in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) $3,036.28 $4,337.54 30%
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Outpatient: lowest $3,036.28, median $3,036.28, highest $3,036.28.

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.

Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OHREMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $288.40 file