Surgery and procedures CPT 42826 Outpatient

Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in Alliance, NE

In Alliance, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older: from $3,740.80 to $3,740.80, with a median of $3,740.80. Across Nebraska, the median is $3,796.37 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 42826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 18, 2026 and Aug 18, 2026.

Lowest$3,740.80Box Butte General Hospital

Median$3,740.80half of hospitals charge less

Highest$3,740.80in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Box Butte General Hospital Alliance, NE · (308) 762-6660 REMOVAL OF TONSILS File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file	$3,740.80	$4,676.00	—	20%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $3,740.80, median $3,740.80, highest $3,740.80.

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.