Surgery and procedures CPT 42821 Kansas Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Kansas

In Kansas, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older: from $432.00 to $12,129.62, with a median of $6,280.81. The lowest price is at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas (Overland Park). The highest price is 28.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 42821. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$432.00Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas
Median$6,280.81half pay less
Highest$12,129.62in Kansas
Lowest saves$5,848.81vs the median

Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS T & A; AGE 12 OR MORE $432.00 $900.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Age 12/> $12,129.62 $18,660.96 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Kansas City, MO-KS 1 $432.00 $432.00
Pittsburg, KS 1 $12,129.62 $12,129.62

What it is

This is surgery to remove both the tonsils and the adenoids in someone age 12 or older. It is done for repeated infections or for snoring and breathing problems during sleep caused by enlarged 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, age 12 or older in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.