Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older: from $293.10 to $293.10, with a median of $293.10. Across Indiana, the median is $342.30 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 42826,52 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $293.10 | $977.00 | $215.69–$879.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 42826 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $293.10 | $977.00 | $215.69–$879.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $11,068.58 | $36,895.28 | $215.69–$33,205.75 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $293.10, median $293.10, highest $293.10.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $439.65. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 the tonsils, without the adenoids, in someone age 12 or older. It is done for repeated throat infections, large tonsils that block breathing during sleep, or other tonsil problems.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are usually billed separately.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 42826 ($2,735.53). 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN42826,52 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $234.48 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN42826 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $234.48 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN42826,52 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $263.79 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN42826 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $263.79 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN42826,52 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $263.79 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN42826 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $263.79 | file |