Tonsillectomy, child cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $1,902.00 to $12,553.60, with a median of $5,060.00. The lowest price is at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (Fayetteville). The highest price is 6.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,060.00, is 9% below the US median of $5,589.78.
- North Carolina ranks 12th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 8 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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,902.00Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Median$5,060.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,553.60in North Carolina
Lowest saves$3,158.00vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center lowest Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $1,902.00 | $3,170.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $2,916.00 | $4,860.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,024.75 | $7,561.87 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC T&A UNDER AGE 12 | $5,060.00 | $5,060.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC T&A UNDER AGE 12 | $5,060.00 | $5,060.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC T&A UNDER AGE 12 | $5,060.00 | $5,060.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; younger than age 12 | $9,275.63 | $23,189.07 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; younger than age 12 | $12,553.60 | $31,384.00 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $5,060.00 | $5,060.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $2,916.00 | $2,916.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $1,902.00 | $1,902.00 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $3,024.75 | $3,024.75 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $9,275.63 | $9,275.63 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $12,553.60 | $12,553.60 |
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
- 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 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.