Surgery and procedures CPT 42826 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in Hailey, ID — inpatient

In Hailey, ID, 1 hospital lists a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older as an inpatient: from $8,795.00 to $8,795.00, with a median of $8,795.00. Across Idaho, the median is $7,224.00 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42826, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$8,795.00St Luke's Wood River Medical Center
Median$8,795.00half pay less
Highest$8,795.00in 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 Hailey, ID.

median
Lowest $8,795.00Highest $8,795.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center lowest Ketchum, ID · (208) 727-8800 $8,795.00 $8,795.00 — — —
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St Luke's Wood River Medical Center lowest Ketchum, ID · (208) 727-8800 $8,795.00 $8,795.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $8,795.00, median $8,795.00, highest $8,795.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8,795.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.