Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 as an inpatient: from $506.25 to $618.75, with a median of $562.50. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital LLC.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 42820, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital LLC lowest Fort Wayne, IN 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $506.25 | $1,125.00 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $618.75 | $1,125.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $506.25, median $562.50, highest $618.75 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $8,867.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $303.75 | file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $405.00 | file |