Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older: from $403.50 to $10,343.26, with a median of $6,091.52. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 25.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,091.52, is 44% above the US median of $4,243.00.
- Kentucky ranks 26th of 34 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 42821. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$403.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$6,091.52half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,343.26in Kentucky
Lowest saves$5,688.02vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY TONSLCTMY & ADENDCTMY AGE 12/> | $403.50 | $807.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $2,571.43 | $6,428.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $4,900.14 | $12,250.35 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY REMOVAL OF TONSILS AND ADENOID GLANDS (12 YEARS OR OLDER) | $5,948.25 | $8,497.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $6,234.79 | $15,586.98 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $7,175.24 | $17,938.09 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $7,719.38 | $19,298.44 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $10,343.26 | $25,858.15 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $4,900.14 | $6,234.79 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $5,948.25 | $5,948.25 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $403.50 | $403.50 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $2,571.43 | $2,571.43 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $7,175.24 | $7,175.24 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $10,343.26 | $10,343.26 |
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 tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ explained.
Tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older in other states
- Alabama$6,684.07
- Arizona$8,732.82, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,702.09
- California$4,243.00
- Colorado$8,292.12
- District of Columbia$4,054.00, 1 hospital
- Florida$5,158.79
- Georgia$11,148.00
- Hawaii$4,569.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$5,156.21
- Illinois$6,910.37
- Indiana$6,732.10
- Iowa$4,027.00
- Kansas$3,133.50
- Louisiana$4,267.12
- Maine$659.83, 1 hospital
- Maryland$960.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$13,820.83, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$3,420.54
- Minnesota$1,723.69
- Mississippi$2,866.82
- Missouri$5,799.79
- Montana$812.00
- Nebraska$4,043.90
- Nevada$3,684.75, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$4,468.90, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,182.46
- New Mexico$9,123.56, 4 hospitals
- New York$3,837.72
- North Carolina$6,041.00
- North Dakota$2,508.93
- Ohio$5,172.00
- Oklahoma$4,756.95
- Oregon$5,750.13
- Pennsylvania$6,633.88
- South Carolina$8,385.72
- South Dakota$2,823.06, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$4,861.06
- Texas$3,780.25
- Utah$5,376.10, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$2,740.55, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$11,386.46
- Washington$5,931.25
- West Virginia$4,140.09
- Wisconsin$1,989.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.