Tonsillectomy, child cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $471.00 to $12,640.00, with a median of $6,218.25. The lowest price is at Saunders Medical Center (Wahoo). The highest price is 26.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,218.25, is 11% above the US median of $5,589.78.
- Nebraska ranks 18th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 13 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$471.00Saunders Medical Center
Median$6,218.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,640.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$5,747.25vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA PF TONSIL AND ADENOID UNDER 12 | $471.00 | $628.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $592.00 | $592.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY LESS THAN AGE 12 | $2,026.12 | $5,476.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,492.00 | $4,365.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $4,532.00 | $5,035.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $5,810.00 | $8,300.00 | — source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $6,218.25 | $8,291.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $6,470.00 | $8,087.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $7,114.00 | $7,114.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $7,660.78 | $8,063.98 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY UNDER AGE 12 | $8,873.49 | $14,789.15 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $12,517.00 | $12,517.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands, patient younger than age 12 | $12,640.00 | $12,640.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $471.00 | $3,344.62 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $3,492.00 | $3,492.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $7,114.00 | $7,114.00 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $5,810.00 | $5,810.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $7,660.78 | $7,660.78 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $12,517.00 | $12,517.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $2,026.12 | $2,026.12 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $592.00 | $592.00 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $6,470.00 | $6,470.00 |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $4,532.00 | $4,532.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $8,873.49 | $8,873.49 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $12,640.00 | $12,640.00 |
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
- Michigan$3,265.21
- Minnesota$843.70
- Mississippi$2,968.35
- Missouri$5,327.34
- Montana$780.00, 4 hospitals
- 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.