Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 as an inpatient: from $689.06 to $14,455.00, with a median of $1,966.20. The lowest listed price is at Westfields Hospital.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 42820, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and May 18, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital lowest New Richmond, WI Remove tonsils and adenoids | $689.06 | $1,310.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN PR REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $739.09 | $1,178.77 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN PR REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $739.09 | $1,178.77 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN PR REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $740.49 | $1,181.00 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| 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 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN T&a; Under Age 12 | $4,410.38 | $16,963.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS < 12YR-SURG | $14,455.00 | $14,455.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS < 12YR-CV | $14,455.00 | $14,455.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy | $14,455.00 | $14,455.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $689.06, median $1,966.20, highest $14,455.00 — a 21.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,524.10 — 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.
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MNAS REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $102.50 | file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MNRemove tonsils and adenoids | $301.08 | file |