Surgery and procedures CPT 42820 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tonsillectomy, child cost in Devils Lake, ND — inpatient

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 as an inpatient: from $870.47 to $870.47, with a median of $870.47. Across North Dakota, the median is $870.47 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42820, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$870.47Altru Hospital Devils Lake
Median$870.47half pay less
Highest$870.47in this market
Difference1.0×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 Devils Lake, ND.

median
Lowest $870.47Highest $4,793.99

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 PR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $870.47 $1,427.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 HC TONSILLECTOMY/ADENOIDECT<12YRS $4,793.99 $7,859.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $870.47, median $870.47, highest $870.47.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $870.47 — 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.