SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
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 Mar 17, 2026 and Mar 17, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center
KANSAS CITY, MO Remove Tonsils And Adenoids - 42820 - OR36042820 |
$5,900.00 | $8,443.85 | 30% | Mar 17, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $5,900.00, median $5,900.00, highest $5,900.00.
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.
| Children's Mercy Hospital
KANSAS CITY, MO REM TONSILS & ADENOIDS LESS THAN 12 YRS |
$412.80 | file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas
OVERLAND PARK, KS REM TONSILS & ADENOIDS LESS THAN 12 YRS |
$412.80 | file |