Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older: from $1,200.00 to $22,351.37, with a median of $4,267.12. The lowest price is at Lasalle General Hospital (Jena). The highest price is 18.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,267.12, is about the same as the US median of $4,243.00.
- Louisiana ranks 16th 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 Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,200.00Lasalle General Hospital
Median$4,267.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$3,067.12vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalle General Hospital lowest Jena · Jena, LA T&A OVER 12 YEAR OLD | $1,200.00 | $2,000.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $1,742.21 | $6,700.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $1,998.98 | $8,691.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC T&A >12 | $2,726.68 | $6,197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,016.10 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,237.13 | $15,414.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,857.47 | $14,836.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,676.77 | $16,702.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY UNDER 12YR | $4,845.47 | $6,990.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,967.85 | $14,611.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $5,266.44 | $16,457.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $5,496.12 | $27,480.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $7,589.47 | $34,497.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA TONSILLECTOMY & ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12/> | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $1,742.21 | $1,998.98 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $5,266.44 | $7,589.47 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,726.68 | $3,786.08 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $3,857.47 | $4,267.12 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $5,496.12 | $5,496.12 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $4,967.85 | $4,967.85 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $3,016.10 | $3,016.10 |
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
- Kentucky$6,091.52
- 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.