Tonsillectomy, child cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $1,385.67 to $16,152.20, with a median of $10,001.37. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 11.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $10,001.37, is 79% above the US median of $5,589.78.
- Pennsylvania ranks 28th of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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$1,385.67Uniontown Hospital
Median$10,001.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,152.20in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$8,615.70vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $1,385.67 | $2,771.34 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $7,888.56 | $32,869.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $9,151.38 | $33,894.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $9,151.38 | $33,894.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS Tech | $9,186.18 | $38,452.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 42820 Tonsillectomy And Adenoid Child | $10,001.37 | $38,452.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OR REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENO<12 | $10,709.30 | $15,299.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS Tech | $11,147.23 | $38,452.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 42820 REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS Tech | $12,100.84 | $38,452.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 42820 Tonsillectomy And Adenoid Child | $12,739.15 | $38,452.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $16,152.20 | — | Jan 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $9,186.18 | $12,100.84 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $7,888.56 | $9,151.38 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $10,709.30 | $10,709.30 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $11,147.23 | $11,147.23 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,385.67 | $1,385.67 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $10,001.37 | $10,001.37 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $16,152.20 | $16,152.20 |
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
- Ohio$8,397.85
- Oklahoma$4,767.86
- Oregon$3,943.58, 2 hospitals
- 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.