Tonsillectomy, child cost in Florida
In Florida, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $4,172.58 to $70,453.62, with a median of $8,813.18. The lowest price is at Healthpark Medical Center (Fort Myers). The highest price is 16.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,813.18, is 58% above the US median of $5,589.78.
- Florida ranks 27th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 18 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4,172.58Healthpark Medical Center
Median$8,813.18half of hospitals charge less
Highest$70,453.62in Florida
Lowest saves$4,640.60vs the median
Hospitals in Florida, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthpark Medical Center lowest Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Remove Tonsils/Adenoids,<12 Y/O | $4,172.58 | $20,862.92 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Remove Tonsils/Adenoids,<12 Y/O | $4,173.44 | $20,867.18 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Remove Tonsils/Adenoids,<12 Y/O | $4,177.18 | $20,885.92 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Remove Tonsils/Adenoids,<12 Y/O | $4,177.18 | $20,885.92 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $6,083.04 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Hialeah Hospital Hialeah · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $6,083.04 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $6,083.04 | — | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $6,083.04 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Okaloosa Medical Center Crestview · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $7,047.44 | $39,152.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Keys Medical Center Key West · Key West-Key Largo, FL REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $10,578.91 | $39,181.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $19,198.00 | $19,198.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Ocala Ocala · Ocala, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $40,842.69 | $40,842.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $61,055.01 | $61,055.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $61,055.01 | $61,055.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $61,055.01 | $61,055.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $61,055.01 | $61,055.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $61,055.01 | $61,055.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Sebring Sebring · Sebring, FL HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $70,453.62 | $70,453.62 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $61,055.01 | $61,055.01 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $4,172.58 | $4,175.31 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $6,083.04 | $6,083.04 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $7,047.44 | $7,047.44 |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $10,578.91 | $10,578.91 |
| Ocala, FL | 1 | $40,842.69 | $40,842.69 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $19,198.00 | $19,198.00 |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $70,453.62 | $70,453.62 |
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
- Arkansas$2,741.24
- California$10,634.40
- Colorado$15,563.00
- Delaware$5,566.65, 1 hospital
- 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.