Surgery and procedures CPT 42821 Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Devils Lake, ND

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older: from $550.22 to $550.22, with a median of $550.22. Across North Dakota, the median is $852.00 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$550.22Altru Hospital Devils Lake
Median$550.22half pay less
Highest$550.22in 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 $550.22Highest $2,508.93

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/> $550.22 $902.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 HC TONSILLECTOMY/ADENOIDECT>12YRS $2,508.93 $4,113.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $550.22, median $550.22, highest $550.22.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $550.22. 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.