Surgery and procedures CPT 42821 Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Stevens Point, WI

In Stevens Point-Plover, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older: from $1,617.20 to $1,617.20, with a median of $1,617.20. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,617.20 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 42821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,617.20Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,617.20half pay less
Highest$1,617.20in 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 Stevens Point-Plover, WI.

median
Lowest $1,617.20Highest $1,617.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12/> $1,617.20 $2,488.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12/> $1,617.20 $2,488.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,617.20, median $1,617.20, highest $1,617.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,617.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.