Tonsillectomy, child cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $1,878.00 to $14,175.73, with a median of $5,628.00. The lowest price is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga). The highest price is 7.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,628.00, is about the same as the US median of $5,589.78.
- Alabama ranks 16th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 42820. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,878.00Coosa Valley Medical Center
Median$5,628.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,175.73in Alabama
Lowest saves$3,750.00vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center lowest Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $1,878.00 | $7,826.00 | — source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL REMOVE TONSILS & ADENOIDS <12 YO | $2,314.65 | $3,561.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $2,478.74 | $3,541.05 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $2,633.91 | $6,125.37 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,887.22 | $32,581.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Remove Tonsils And Adenoids - 42820 - OR36042820 | $5,283.00 | $23,655.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY UNDER 12 | $5,973.00 | $7,437.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $6,544.26 | $72,714.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $7,348.35 | $40,824.19 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,302.85 | $46,126.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,321.34 | $69,344.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $14,175.73 | $94,504.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $2,633.91 | $8,404.82 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $5,283.00 | $6,802.17 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $8,302.85 | $8,302.85 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $4,887.22 | $4,887.22 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $2,314.65 | $2,314.65 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $6,544.26 | $6,544.26 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $7,348.35 | $7,348.35 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $2,478.74 | $2,478.74 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $1,878.00 | $1,878.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $5,973.00 | $5,973.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What tonsillectomy, child is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tonsillectomy, child explained.
Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in other states
- Alaska$6,343.49, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$9,200.19, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,741.24
- California$10,634.40
- Colorado$15,563.00
- Delaware$5,566.65, 1 hospital
- Florida$8,813.18
- Georgia$7,906.00
- Hawaii$3,995.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$8,208.00
- Illinois$7,118.75
- Indiana$6,196.96
- Iowa$4,269.00
- Kansas$5,577.00
- Kentucky$6,498.11
- Louisiana$2,877.31
- Maine$6,262.26, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$5,285.26, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$14,601.63, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$3,265.21
- Minnesota$843.70
- Mississippi$2,968.35
- Missouri$5,327.34
- Montana$780.00, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$6,218.25
- Nevada$6,651.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$3,591.94, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,547.81
- New Mexico$9,129.84, 4 hospitals
- New York$7,000.36
- North Carolina$5,060.00
- North Dakota$4,793.99
- Ohio$8,397.85
- Oklahoma$4,767.86
- Oregon$3,943.58, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$10,001.37
- Puerto Rico$1,500.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$6,264.81, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$4,577.45, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$4,333.59
- Texas$4,783.52
- Utah$3,690.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,604.31, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$11,042.72
- Washington$6,898.46
- West Virginia$5,253.00
- Wisconsin$1,902.26
- Wyoming$2,754.24, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.