Tonsillectomy, child cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $662.24 to $13,538.83, with a median of $6,196.96. The lowest price is at Witham Memorial Hospital (Lebanon). The highest price is 20.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,196.96, is 11% above the US median of $5,589.78.
- Indiana ranks 17th 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$662.24Witham Memorial Hospital
Median$6,196.96half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,538.83in Indiana
Lowest saves$5,534.72vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $662.24 | $946.05 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $3,010.13 | $13,030.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $3,019.63 | $14,517.44 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $4,032.90 | $15,631.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crawfordsville Crawfordsville · Crawfordsville, IN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $5,614.55 | $20,717.88 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $5,630.52 | $20,853.77 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Remove tonsils and adenoids | $6,763.40 | $9,662.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $7,592.29 | $34,354.26 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,474.59 | $28,248.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $9,261.04 | $34,300.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $13,126.30 | $39,776.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Remove tonsils and adenoids | $13,538.83 | $19,341.18 | Aug 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 2 | $4,032.90 | $4,831.71 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $6,763.40 | $10,151.12 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $8,474.59 | $8,867.82 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $662.24 | $1,836.18 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $3,019.63 | $8,072.96 |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $5,614.55 | $5,614.55 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $7,592.29 | $7,592.29 |
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
- Florida$8,813.18
- Georgia$7,906.00
- Hawaii$3,995.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$8,208.00
- Illinois$7,118.75
- 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.