Tonsillectomy, child cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $456.80 to $8,381.51, with a median of $3,265.21. The lowest price is at Memorial Healthcare (Owosso). The highest price is 18.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,265.21, is 42% below the US median of $5,589.78.
- Michigan ranks 6th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$456.80Memorial Healthcare
Median$3,265.21half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,381.51in Michigan
Lowest saves$2,808.41vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Healthcare lowest Owosso · Owosso, MI REM TONSILS AND ADENOIDS-PhHOS | $456.80 | $571.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $472.00 | $590.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $477.00 | $636.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $483.36 | $636.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $496.08 | $636.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI T & A (UNDER AGE 12) | $1,003.00 | $1,003.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $2,353.14 | $4,706.27 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $2,849.64 | $5,699.27 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; younger than age 12 | $3,265.21 | $5,417.94 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,293.83 | $6,587.66 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,256.64 | $8,513.27 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,394.04 | $8,788.08 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,743.89 | $9,487.78 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; younger than age 12 | $8,110.31 | $13,517.18 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,139.99 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,139.99 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,381.51 | $16,763.02 | Dec 31, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $2,849.64 | $8,139.99 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $3,293.83 | $3,293.83 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $496.08 | $496.08 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $483.36 | $483.36 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $4,256.64 | $4,256.64 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $8,110.31 | $8,110.31 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $1,003.00 | $1,003.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $4,394.04 | $4,394.04 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $477.00 | $477.00 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,265.21 | $3,265.21 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $456.80 | $456.80 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $2,353.14 | $2,353.14 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $472.00 | $472.00 |
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
- Louisiana$2,877.31
- Maine$6,262.26, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$5,285.26, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$14,601.63, 3 hospitals
- 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.