Surgery and procedures CPT 42820 Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Wheeling, WV-OH

In Wheeling, WV-OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $2,557.34 to $5,253.00, with a median of $3,905.17. The lowest listed price is at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc..

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 2026.

Lowest$2,557.34Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Median$3,905.17half pay less
Highest$5,253.00in this market
Difference2.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wheeling, WV-OH.

median
Lowest $2,557.34Highest $5,253.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc. lowest Glen Dale, WV REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) $2,557.34 $5,114.67 50%
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc. Wheeling, WV REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) $5,253.00 $10,506.00 50% Jul 9, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $2,557.34, median $3,905.17, highest $5,253.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

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.

Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc. Barnesville, OHREMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $315.00 file