SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOM Health System LP
FORT WAYNE, IN REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS |
$8,474.59 | $28,248.64 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Dupont Hospital LLC
FORT WAYNE, IN REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS |
$9,261.04 | $34,300.16 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $8,474.59, median $8,867.82, highest $9,261.04 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $506.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 42820 ($4,321.20). 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.
| Dupont Hospital LLC
FORT WAYNE, IN 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS |
$303.75 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC
FORT WAYNE, IN 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS |
$303.75 | file |
| IOM Health System LP
FORT WAYNE, IN 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS |
$337.50 | file |