Tonsillectomy, child cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, child under 12: from $1,902.26 to $4,536.04, with a median of $1,902.26. The lowest price is at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin (Berlin) and 9 other hospitals. The highest price is 2.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,902.26, is 66% below the US median of $5,589.78.
- Wisconsin ranks 2nd 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 Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,902.26ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin + 9 more
Median$1,902.26half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,536.04in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$0.00vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin lowest Berlin · Berlin, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP lowest Appleton · Appleton, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton · Appleton, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac lowest Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah lowest Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London lowest New London · New London, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh lowest Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano lowest Shawano · Shawano, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca lowest Waupaca · Waupaca, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose lowest Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $1,902.26 | $3,396.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy Under Age 12 | $2,312.64 | $7,227.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (younger than 12 years) | $2,448.00 | $3,060.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $2,868.48 | $3,187.20 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV REMOVE TONSILS ADENOIDS <12 YR | $3,496.35 | $6,357.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,<12 Y/O | $4,536.04 | $6,048.05 | Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $2,868.48 | $2,868.48 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $2,448.00 | $2,448.00 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $4,536.04 | $4,536.04 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $1,902.26 | $1,902.26 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,312.64 | $2,312.64 |
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
- 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
- Wyoming$2,754.24, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.