Surgery and procedures CPT 42821 Texas Outpatient

Tonsil and adenoid removal, 12+ cost in Texas

In Texas, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older: from $1,071.00 to $20,753.32, with a median of $3,780.25. The lowest price is at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown (Dallas). The highest price is 19.4× the lowest.

  • The median here, $3,780.25, is 11% below the US median of $4,243.00.
  • Texas ranks 9th of 34 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 3 of 40 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$1,071.00Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown
Median$3,780.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$20,753.32in Texas
Lowest saves$2,709.25vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown lowest Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12 OR OVER 42821 $1,071.00 $1,785.00 Apr 14, 2026
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Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12 OR OVER 42821 $1,450.80 $2,418.00 Apr 14, 2026
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Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12 OR OVER 42821 $1,612.20 $2,687.00 Apr 14, 2026
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Ochiltree General Hospital Perryton · Perryton, TX Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy $2,105.00 $3,007.00 —
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Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews · Andrews, TX T & A; AGE 12 OR MORE $2,137.50 $4,275.00 Dec 3, 2025
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The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND A $2,670.91 $15,767.19 Sep 2, 2024
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Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman Sherman · Sherman-Denison, TX TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12 OR OVER 42821 $3,102.00 $5,170.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $3,277.28 — Sep 1, 2026
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The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $3,277.28 — Sep 2, 2026
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Memorial Hospital Seminole Seminole · Seminole, TX T AND A >12 YRS $3,500.70 $5,834.50 Nov 6, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,638.49 $6,064.15 Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,638.49 $6,064.15 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,638.49 $6,064.15 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,638.49 $6,064.15 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,638.49 $6,064.15 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,638.49 $6,064.15 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,638.49 $6,064.15 Oct 30, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Oct 30, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Oct 30, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Oct 30, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENO $3,780.25 $6,300.41 Oct 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY AGE 12 OR OVER 42821 $4,311.00 $7,185.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Comanche County Medical Center Comanche · Comanche, TX Removal of tonsils and adenoid glands (12 years or older) $4,546.75 $6,995.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Clay County Memorial Hospital Henrietta · Wichita Falls, TX T & A Under 12 Years O $4,562.00 $6,517.00 —
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Navarro Hospital Corsicana · Corsicana, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $4,835.51 $20,147.95 Apr 1, 2026
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Longview Medical Center Longview · Longview, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $5,760.18 $32,001.02 Apr 1, 2026
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Medina Regional Hospital Hondo · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX RMV TONSILS AND ADENOIDS >= 12 $7,020.16 $7,800.17 Jul 29, 2026
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Detar Hospital Navarro Victoria · Victoria, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $8,199.00 $39,042.86 Apr 1, 2026
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Detar North Victoria · Victoria, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $8,199.00 $39,042.86 Apr 1, 2026
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Glen Rose Medical Center Glen Rose · Glen Rose, TX Rem T&a Prim Age 12yr> $9,667.00 $9,667.00 —
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Woodland Heights Medical Center Lufkin · Lufkin, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $10,262.10 $57,011.69 Apr 1, 2026
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Laredo Medical Center Laredo · Laredo, TX REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS $11,304.43 $47,101.81 Apr 1, 2026
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Parkland Health Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Age 12/> $11,651.82 $29,129.56 Oct 16, 2026
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White Rock Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy age 12 or over $14,885.96 $21,891.12 Sep 15, 2026
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Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,12+ Y/O $20,753.32 $20,753.32 Apr 1, 2026
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Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC REMOVE TONSILS/ADENOIDS,12+ Y/O $20,753.32 $20,753.32 Apr 1, 2026
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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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 8 $2,670.91 $3,638.49
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8 $1,071.00 $7,981.41
Killeen-Temple, TX 3 $3,780.25 $3,780.25
Victoria, TX 2 $8,199.00 $8,199.00
Andrews, TX 1 $2,137.50 $2,137.50
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1 $3,277.28 $3,277.28
Brenham, TX 1 $3,780.25 $3,780.25
Comanche, TX 1 $4,546.75 $4,546.75
College Station-Bryan, TX 1 $3,780.25 $3,780.25
Corsicana, TX 1 $4,835.51 $4,835.51
Glen Rose, TX 1 $9,667.00 $9,667.00
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 1 $3,277.28 $3,277.28
Laredo, TX 1 $11,304.43 $11,304.43
Longview, TX 1 $5,760.18 $5,760.18
Lufkin, TX 1 $10,262.10 $10,262.10
Marble Falls, TX 1 $3,780.25 $3,780.25
Perryton, TX 1 $2,105.00 $2,105.00
Seminole, TX 1 $3,500.70 $3,500.70
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1 $7,020.16 $7,020.16
Sherman-Denison, TX 1 $3,102.00 $3,102.00
Temple, TX 1 $3,780.25 $3,780.25
Waco, TX 1 $3,780.25 $3,780.25
Wichita Falls, TX 1 $4,562.00 $4,562.00
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

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Tonsil and adenoid removal, age 12 or older in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.