Tonsillectomy, child cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $540.25 to $19,158.03, with a median of $5,577.00. The lowest price is at Clay County Medical Center (Clay Center). The highest price is 35.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,577.00, is about the same as the US median of $5,589.78.
- Kansas ranks 15th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 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 Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$540.25Clay County Medical Center
Median$5,577.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,158.03in Kansas
Lowest saves$5,036.75vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Medical Center lowest Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $540.25 | $540.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Minneola District Hospital Nbr 2 Minneola · Dodge City, KS Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $1,799.00 | $2,570.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| HaysMed Hays · Hays, KS REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $2,514.60 | $7,620.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia · Fredonia, KS Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $2,725.85 | $2,725.85 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $2,870.40 | $4,416.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Remove Tonsils And Adenoids - 42820 - OR36042820 | $5,577.00 | $7,750.75 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $5,801.25 | $7,735.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital Manhattan · Manhattan, KS T&A UNDER AGE 12 | $8,134.00 | $16,268.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $11,843.28 | $18,220.43 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $12,552.73 | $19,311.89 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $19,158.03 | $19,158.03 | Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $19,158.03 | $19,158.03 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $540.25 | $540.25 |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00 |
| Fredonia, KS | 1 | $2,725.85 | $2,725.85 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $2,514.60 | $2,514.60 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $12,552.73 | $12,552.73 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $5,577.00 | $5,577.00 |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $8,134.00 | $8,134.00 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $11,843.28 | $11,843.28 |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $5,801.25 | $5,801.25 |
| Wichita, KS | 1 | $2,870.40 | $2,870.40 |
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
- Iowa$4,269.00
- 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.