Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in Lake Havasu City, AZ
In Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, 4 hospitals list a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older: from $292.25 to $22,925.34, with a median of $8,760.69. The lowest listed price is at Kingman Regional Medical Center — $8,468.44 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $9,561.08 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 42826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 14, 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingman Regional Medical Center lowest Kingman, AZ · (928) 757-2101 Removal of tonsils (12 years or older) | $292.25 | $835.00 | $225.96–$835.00 | 65% | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City, AZ · (928) 763-2273 REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,079.89 | $50,665.72 | $242.66–$45,599.15 | 88% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City, AZ · (928) 855-8185 Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; age 12 or over | $11,441.49 | $19,069.15 | $3,456.53–$19,069.15 | 40% | — source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave, AZ · (928) 788-2273 Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; age 12 or over | $22,925.34 | $38,208.91 | $11,826.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $292.25, median $8,760.69, highest $22,925.34 — a 78.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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 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.