Surgery and procedures CPT 42820 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in Olla, LA — inpatient

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 as an inpatient: from $1,304.00 to $1,304.00, with a median of $1,304.00.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42820, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,304.00LaSalle Parish Hospital Service District No. 1
Median$1,304.00half pay less
Highest$1,304.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
LaSalle Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 Olla, LA 42820 TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY; YOUNGER THAN AGE 12 ProFee $1,304.00 $1,630.00 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,304.00, median $1,304.00, highest $1,304.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,304.00 — 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.

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.

LaSalle Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 Olla, LA42820 Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; younger than age 12 $0.01 file