Tonsillectomy, child cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $445.90 to $22,351.37, with a median of $2,877.31. The lowest price is at Bayou Bend Health System (Franklin). The highest price is 50.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,877.31, is 49% below the US median of $5,589.78.
- Louisiana ranks 4th 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$445.90Bayou Bend Health System
Median$2,877.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$2,431.41vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Bend Health System lowest Franklin · Morgan City, LA Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $445.90 | $637.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $530.10 | $1,767.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $1,382.50 | $5,317.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $1,564.00 | $6,800.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Tonsils and Adenoid Glands Patient Younger Than Age 12 | $2,048.20 | $14,630.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC T&A <12 | $2,726.68 | $6,197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Tonsils and Adenoid Glands Patient Younger Than Age 12 | $2,750.16 | $19,644.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Tonsils and Adenoid Glands Patient Younger Than Age 12 | $2,750.16 | $19,644.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Removal of Tonsils and Adenoid Glands Patient Younger Than Age 12 | $2,750.16 | $19,644.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Tonsils and Adenoid Glands Patient Younger Than Age 12 | $2,750.16 | $19,644.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,004.45 | $14,306.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Tonsils and Adenoid Glands Patient Younger Than Age 12 | $3,143.04 | $19,644.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,632.73 | $17,818.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,788.81 | $17,102.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Tonsils and Adenoid Glands Patient Younger Than Age 12 | $5,343.36 | $24,288.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $5,385.31 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $6,066.84 | $17,843.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $7,103.67 | $32,289.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,956.83 | $27,990.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 9 | $2,048.20 | $3,143.04 |
| Lafayette, LA | 4 | $530.10 | $1,473.25 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $4,632.73 | $4,710.77 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $2,726.68 | $2,726.68 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $6,066.84 | $6,066.84 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $5,385.31 | $5,385.31 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $445.90 | $445.90 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $2,750.16 | $2,750.16 |
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
- Kansas$5,577.00
- Kentucky$6,498.11
- 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.