Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older as an inpatient: from $420.84 to $642.95, with a median of $526.05. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $105.21 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,973.18 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 42821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 42821 T&A Over 12/Adult | $420.84 | $1,169.00 | $294.56–$1,052.10 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 42821 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $420.84 | $1,169.00 | $294.56–$1,052.10 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 42821 T&A Over 12/Adult | $526.05 | $1,169.00 | $347.19–$1,052.10 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 42821 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $526.05 | $1,169.00 | $347.19–$1,052.10 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 42821 T&A Over 12/Adult | $642.95 | $1,169.00 | $349.53–$1,052.10 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 42821 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $642.95 | $1,169.00 | $349.53–$1,052.10 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $420.84, median $526.05, highest $642.95 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,314.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is surgery to remove both the tonsils and the adenoids in someone age 12 or older. It is done for repeated infections or for snoring and breathing problems during sleep caused by enlarged 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 42821 ($3,320.80). 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN42821 T&A Over 12/Adult | $315.63 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN42821 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $315.63 | file |