Tonsillectomy, child cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $698.00 to $6,174.00, with a median of $2,741.24. The lowest price is at Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Pine Bluff). The highest price is 8.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,741.24, is 51% below the US median of $5,589.78.
- Arkansas ranks 3rd of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$698.00Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Median$2,741.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,174.00in Arkansas
Lowest saves$2,043.24vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center lowest Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR 42820 Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy under age 12 | $698.00 | $698.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $2,073.97 | $2,304.41 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 42820 - TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY LESS THAN AGE 12 | $2,154.62 | $8,618.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 42820 - TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY LESS THAN AGE 12 | $2,305.97 | $9,223.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 42820 - TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY LESS THAN AGE 12 | $2,305.97 | $9,223.87 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 42820 - TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY LESS THAN AGE 12 | $2,548.29 | $10,193.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $2,588.30 | $11,765.02 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville · Russellville, AR Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $2,605.45 | $5,210.90 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR PR TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 | $2,741.24 | $3,654.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $3,327.85 | $5,119.77 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $3,327.85 | $5,119.77 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $3,600.00 | $4,000.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle · Russellville, AR REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,411.88 | $17,647.53 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,780.49 | $22,764.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $5,034.31 | $20,976.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $5,589.78 | $8,599.66 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Izard Regional Hospital Calico Rock · Mountain Home, AR REMOVE TONSILS & ADENOIDS <12 | $6,174.00 | $6,174.00 | Mar 30, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $2,741.24 | $4,780.49 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $2,073.97 | $2,305.97 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $3,327.85 | $3,327.85 |
| Russellville, AR | 2 | $2,605.45 | $3,508.66 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,305.97 | $2,305.97 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $6,174.00 | $6,174.00 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $698.00 | $698.00 |
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
- Alabama$5,628.00
- Alaska$6,343.49, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$9,200.19, 4 hospitals
- 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.