Surgery and procedures CPT 42820 Texas Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 cost in Texas

In Texas, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $779.25 to $30,179.24, with a median of $4,783.52. The lowest price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (Dallas). The highest price is 38.7× the lowest.

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 23, 2026.

Lowest$779.25The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Median$4,783.52half pay less
Highest$30,179.24in Texas
Lowest saves$4,004.27vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY <AGE 12 $779.25 $1,039.00 Mar 10, 2026
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MSH Partners, LLC Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY UNDER AGE 12 42820 $1,071.00 $1,785.00 Apr 14, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,555.73 $7,592.89 Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,555.73 $7,592.89 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,555.73 $7,592.89 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,555.73 $7,592.89 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,555.73 $7,592.89 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,555.73 $7,592.89 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,555.73 $7,592.89 Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $4,783.52 $7,972.53 Jun 12, 2026
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Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $5,851.66 — Sep 1, 2026
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Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O $30,179.24 $30,179.24 Apr 1, 2026
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Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O $30,179.24 $30,179.24 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 7 $4,555.73 $4,555.73
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4 $779.25 $15,625.12
Killeen-Temple, TX 3 $4,783.52 $4,783.52
Brenham, TX 1 $4,783.52 $4,783.52
College Station-Bryan, TX 1 $4,783.52 $4,783.52
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 1 $5,851.66 $5,851.66
Marble Falls, TX 1 $4,783.52 $4,783.52
Temple, TX 1 $4,783.52 $4,783.52
Waco, TX 1 $4,783.52 $4,783.52

What it is

This is surgery to remove both the tonsils and the adenoids in a child younger than 12. It is commonly done for repeated throat infections or for snoring and breathing problems during sleep caused by large tonsils and adenoids.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are usually billed separately.

Tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12 in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.