Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older: from $475.20 to $8,315.17, with a median of $3,420.54. The lowest price is at Memorial Healthcare (Owosso). The highest price is 17.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,420.54, is 19% below the US median of $4,243.00.
- Michigan ranks 8th 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$475.20Memorial Healthcare
Median$3,420.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,315.17in Michigan
Lowest saves$2,945.34vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Healthcare lowest Owosso · Owosso, MI REM TONSILS AND ADENOIDS-PhHOS | $475.20 | $594.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Age 12/> | $481.50 | $642.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Age 12/> | $487.92 | $642.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $492.80 | $616.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Age 12/> | $500.76 | $642.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,251.44 | $6,502.88 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $3,420.54 | $6,841.08 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,024.41 | $8,048.81 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,558.89 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $4,558.89 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $4,775.69 | $7,107.93 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | $8,099.85 | $16,199.69 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; age 12 or over | $8,315.17 | $13,858.61 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $3,251.44 | $4,558.89 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $4,024.41 | $4,024.41 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $500.76 | $500.76 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $487.92 | $487.92 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $8,315.17 | $8,315.17 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $481.50 | $481.50 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $4,775.69 | $4,775.69 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $475.20 | $475.20 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $3,420.54 | $3,420.54 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $492.80 | $492.80 |
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
- Louisiana$4,267.12
- Maine$659.83, 1 hospital
- Maryland$960.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$13,820.83, 3 hospitals
- 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.