Surgery and procedures CPT 42826 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in Stevens Point, WI — inpatient

In Stevens Point-Plover, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older as an inpatient: from $1,359.15 to $1,359.15, with a median of $1,359.15. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,359.15 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 42826, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,359.15Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,359.15half pay less
Highest$1,359.15in 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 $1,359.15Highest $1,359.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 TONSILLECTOMY PRIMARY/SECONDARY AGE 12/> $1,359.15 $2,091.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI TONSILLECTOMY PRIMARY/SECONDARY AGE 12/> $1,359.15 $2,091.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,359.15, median $1,359.15, highest $1,359.15.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,359.15 — 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.