SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities 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 Jan 29, 2026 and May 18, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital
NEW RICHMOND, WI Remove tonsils and adenoids |
$689.06 | $1,310.00 | 47% | — file |
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| Fairview Health Services
WYOMING, MN PR REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O |
$739.09 | $1,178.77 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
PRINCETON, MN PR REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O |
$739.09 | $1,178.77 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN PR REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O |
$740.49 | $1,181.00 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 42820 Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (< 12yrs) |
$1,082.00 | $1,082.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center
MAPLE GROVE, MN HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O |
$1,966.20 | $4,903.23 | 60% | May 18, 2026 file |
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| Methodist Hospital
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN T&a; Under Age 12 |
$4,410.38 | $16,963.00 | 74% | — file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS < 12YR-SURG |
$14,455.00 | $14,455.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS < 12YR-CV |
$14,455.00 | $14,455.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
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| Childrens Health Care
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy |
$14,455.00 | $14,455.00 | — | May 7, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $689.06, median $1,524.10, highest $14,455.00 — a 21.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,966.20. 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.
| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN AS REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O |
$102.50 | file |
| Regions Hospital
ST. PAUL, MN Remove tonsils and adenoids |
$301.08 | file |