Tonsillectomy, child cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $453.22 to $14,455.00, with a median of $843.70. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 31.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $843.70, is 85% below the US median of $5,589.78.
- Minnesota has the lowest median of 31 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$453.22Lakewood Health System
Median$843.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,455.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$390.48vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $453.22 | $731.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $527.25 | $703.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ENT-TONSILLECTMY/ADENOID,<12YR | $585.60 | $915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $696.80 | $1,072.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $777.04 | $883.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY; UNDER 12 YEARS | $910.35 | $1,071.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $1,721.05 | $2,048.87 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,966.20 | $4,903.23 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI T&a; Under Age 12 | $4,410.38 | $16,963.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS < 12YR-CV | $14,455.00 | $14,455.00 | May 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,966.20 | $4,410.38 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $585.60 | $585.60 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $696.80 | $696.80 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,721.05 | $1,721.05 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $910.35 | $910.35 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $527.25 | $527.25 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $777.04 | $777.04 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $453.22 | $453.22 |
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
- Michigan$3,265.21
- 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.