Tonsillectomy, child cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $857.00 to $27,164.21, with a median of $4,269.00. The lowest price is at Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines). The highest price is 31.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,269.00, is 24% below the US median of $5,589.78.
- Iowa ranks 7th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 11 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$857.00Broadlawns Medical Center
Median$4,269.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$27,164.21in Iowa
Lowest saves$3,412.00vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlawns Medical Center lowest Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Remove Tonsils And Adenoids < | $857.00 | $857.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $2,398.00 | $2,998.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $3,249.84 | $4,850.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $3,803.20 | $4,754.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $3,957.60 | $4,947.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA OR-REM T & A < 12.00 YRS | $4,269.00 | $6,568.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $4,350.00 | $5,800.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $4,367.20 | $5,459.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA TONSILS/ADENOIDS LESS THAN AGE 12 | $6,956.20 | $8,183.76 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Younger Than Age 12 | $17,294.97 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA PR Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Younger Than Age 12 | $27,164.21 | — | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $857.00 | $3,957.60 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $3,803.20 | $3,803.20 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $3,249.84 | $3,249.84 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $17,294.97 | $17,294.97 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $6,956.20 | $6,956.20 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1 | $4,350.00 | $4,350.00 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $2,398.00 | $2,398.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $4,367.20 | $4,367.20 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $27,164.21 | $27,164.21 |
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
- Indiana$6,196.96
- 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.