Surgery and procedures CPT 42820 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Michigan City-La Porte, IN — inpatient

In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 as an inpatient: from $515.70 to $515.70, with a median of $515.70.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42820, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$515.70La Porte Hospital Company LLC
Median$515.70half pay less
Highest$515.70in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
La Porte Hospital Company LLC La Porte, IN 42820 22 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $515.70 $955.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $515.70, median $515.70, highest $515.70.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13,126.30 — 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.

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.

La Porte Hospital Company LLC La Porte, IN42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $412.56 file