SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FONTANA
FONTANA, CA TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 |
$4,321.20 | $8,310.00 | 48% | — file |
|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - RIVERSIDE
RIVERSIDE, CA TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 |
$4,321.20 | $8,310.00 | 48% | — file |
|
| Riverside University Medical Center
MORENO VALLEY, CA HC Tonsillectomy Under 12 Yo |
$6,749.08 | $6,749.08 | — | — file |
|
| Riverside University Medical Center
MORENO VALLEY, CA HC Tonsillectomy Under 12 Yo |
$6,749.08 | $6,749.08 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,321.20, median $5,535.14, highest $6,749.08 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5,535.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.