Tonsillectomy, child cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $529.60 to $18,331.48, with a median of $8,397.85. The lowest price is at Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 34.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,397.85, is 50% above the US median of $5,589.78.
- Ohio ranks 26th 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.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$529.60Knox Community Hospital
Median$8,397.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,331.48in Ohio
Lowest saves$7,868.25vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Community Hospital lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, OH Remove Tonsils And Adenoids Less 12 Yrs | $529.60 | $662.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $3,036.28 | $4,337.54 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Pomerene Hospital Millersburg · Millersburg, OH TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY LESS THAN AGE 12 | $4,929.89 | $6,162.36 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; younger than age 12" | $5,069.94 | $10,139.88 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool · Salem, OH Remove tonsils and adenoids - 42820 - OR36042820 | $5,573.00 | $3,156.17 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Remove Tonsils And Adenoids | $6,382.80 | $7,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $6,703.56 | $11,172.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $8,342.06 | $9,268.95 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $8,397.85 | $13,996.42 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Remove tonsils and adenoids | $9,789.17 | $11,516.67 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Remove tonsils and adenoids | $9,789.17 | $11,516.67 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Remove tonsils and adenoids | $9,789.17 | $11,516.67 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $11,377.70 | $18,962.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $12,168.10 | $20,280.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $13,330.26 | $22,217.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Anne Hospital Toledo · Toledo, OH Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $17,919.19 | $29,865.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12 | $18,331.48 | $30,552.47 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $5,069.94 | $11,377.70 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $6,382.80 | $12,357.14 |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $9,789.17 | $9,789.17 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $13,330.26 | $13,330.26 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $6,703.56 | $6,703.56 |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $9,789.17 | $9,789.17 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $3,036.28 | $3,036.28 |
| Millersburg, OH | 1 | $4,929.89 | $4,929.89 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $9,789.17 | $9,789.17 |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $529.60 | $529.60 |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $5,573.00 | $5,573.00 |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $17,919.19 | $17,919.19 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $8,342.06 | $8,342.06 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $8,397.85 | $8,397.85 |
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 Carolina$5,060.00
- North Dakota$4,793.99
- 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.