Surgery and procedures CPT 42820 Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Pittsburgh, PA

In Pittsburgh, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $1,385.67 to $1,385.67, with a median of $1,385.67.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,385.67Uniontown Hospital
Median$1,385.67half pay less
Highest$1,385.67in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) $1,385.67 $2,771.34 50%
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Outpatient: lowest $1,385.67, median $1,385.67, highest $1,385.67.

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.

7 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.

Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $156.75 file
West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Monroeville, PAPR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $181.50 file
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $181.50 file
Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $189.75 file
West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PAPR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $198.00 file
West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PAPR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $214.50 file
West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PAPR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $222.75 file