Tonsillectomy, child cost without insurance
Across 191 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12 from $269.50 to $42,339.20. The median market price is $1,429.35. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Tonsillectomy costs
Lowest$269.50any market
Median market$1,429.35middle of market medians
Highest$42,339.20any market
Listings332hospital prices
What it is
This code covers removing the tonsils without the adenoids in a child under 12.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 42825 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$4,549.74
- Alaska$2,217.00
- Arizona$7,264.49
- Arkansas$2,979.01
- California$14,319.20
- Colorado$8,292.12
- Delaware$5,681.40
- Florida$5,657.40
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Idaho$12,747.00
- Illinois$3,944.75
- Indiana$336.70
- Iowa$650.40
- Kansas$4,751.91
- Kentucky$336.70
- Louisiana$1,341.60
- Maryland$515.00
- Massachusetts$11,566.26
- Michigan$273.10
- Minnesota$1,196.26
- Mississippi$6,229.71
- Missouri$5,652.00
- Montana$645.05
- Nebraska$513.24
- Nevada$4,283.10
- New Hampshire$1,169.23
- New Jersey$6,915.35
- New York$6,048.05
- North Carolina$5,804.00
- Ohio$912.60
- Oklahoma$2,332.38
- Oregon$759.20
- Pennsylvania$10,574.30
- South Carolina$5,369.93
- South Dakota$4,365.48
- Tennessee$3,526.13
- Texas$4,182.80
- Vermont$530.50
- Virginia$12,966.95
- Washington$5,568.23
- West Virginia$431.20
- Wisconsin$1,429.35
- Wyoming$1,064.50
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 3 | $495.00 | $678.75 | $912.60 | 1.8× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $759.20 | $759.20 | $759.20 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $7,893.67 | $7,893.67 | $7,893.67 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $2,217.00 | $2,217.00 | $2,217.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $464.00 | $464.00 | $464.00 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $5,532.00 | $9,791.00 | $9,791.00 | 1.8× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $7,659.27 | $7,659.27 | $7,659.27 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $4,555.73 | $4,555.73 | $4,555.73 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $273.10 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $290.50 | $290.50 | $290.50 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $515.00 | $515.00 | $515.00 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $635.22 | $635.22 | $635.22 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $273.10 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $417.90 | $417.90 | $417.90 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $2,442.39 | $2,442.39 | $2,442.39 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $1,011.31 | $10,001.04 | $15,519.00 | 15.3× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $9,662.87 | $9,662.87 | $9,662.87 | 1.0× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $379.89 | $379.89 | $379.89 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $695.39 | $695.39 | $809.32 | 1.2× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $273.10 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $912.60 | $912.60 | $912.60 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $5,657.40 | $5,657.40 | $5,657.40 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $552.75 | $552.75 | $552.75 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $6,056.50 | $6,056.50 | $6,056.50 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $5,804.00 | $5,804.00 | $5,804.00 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $297.26 | $297.26 | $297.26 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $751.40 | $751.40 | $751.40 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 5 | $4,715.05 | $14,260.10 | $14,431.47 | 3.1× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2 | $852.21 | $6,922.34 | $12,992.47 | 15.2× |
| Cleveland, OH | 3 | $704.22 | $912.60 | $6,193.68 | 8.8× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $18,558.94 | $18,558.94 | $18,558.94 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $1,215.00 | $1,215.00 | $1,215.00 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $759.20 | $759.20 | $759.20 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $269.50 | $269.50 | $269.50 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $1,346.80 | $1,346.80 | $1,346.80 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $645.05 | $645.05 | $645.05 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3 | $903.75 | $1,071.00 | $13,871.40 | 15.3× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $9,090.00 | $9,090.00 | $9,090.00 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $3,036.28 | $3,036.28 | $3,036.28 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $650.40 | $7,975.41 | $15,300.42 | 23.5× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 8 | $273.10 | $309.42 | $345.73 | 1.3× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,196.26 | $1,196.26 | $1,196.26 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $8,217.30 | $8,217.30 | $8,217.30 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $6,368.05 | $6,368.05 | $6,368.05 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 3 | $277.60 | $3,318.78 | $5,423.96 | 19.5× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $273.10 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1 | $2,979.01 | $2,979.01 | $2,979.01 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $275.67 | $275.67 | $306.30 | 1.1× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $3,167.57 | $3,167.57 | $3,167.57 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $269.50 | $269.50 | $269.50 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $7,492.00 | $7,492.00 | $7,492.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $7,932.46 | $7,932.46 | $7,932.46 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $2,141.34 | $2,141.34 | $2,141.34 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $15,519.00 | $15,519.00 | $15,519.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $9,186.18 | $12,100.84 | $12,739.15 | 1.4× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | 1.0× |
| Holland, MI | 1 | $292.20 | $292.20 | $292.20 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $789.75 | $789.75 | $789.75 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $5,851.66 | $5,851.66 | $5,851.66 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $6,657.09 | $6,657.09 | $6,657.09 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $605.64 | $605.64 | $605.64 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $325.28 | $325.28 | $325.28 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $8,933.28 | $8,933.28 | $8,933.28 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $9,123.66 | $9,123.66 | $9,123.66 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $3,174.44 | $3,174.44 | $3,174.44 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $380.16 | $380.16 | $380.16 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $6,953.85 | $6,953.85 | $6,953.85 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $11,147.23 | $11,147.23 | $11,147.23 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $273.10 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $7,378.20 | $7,378.20 | $7,378.20 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $1,169.23 | $1,169.23 | $1,169.23 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $6,382.80 | $11,951.44 | $17,520.07 | 2.7× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $2,964.40 | $2,964.40 | $2,964.40 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $5,517.85 | $5,517.85 | $5,517.85 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $655.63 | $2,652.00 | $5,642.80 | 8.6× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $15,519.00 | $15,519.00 | $15,519.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $613.00 | $613.00 | $613.00 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $1,240.00 | $1,334.68 | $1,429.35 | 1.2× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $3,526.13 | $3,526.13 | $3,526.13 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $912.60 | $912.60 | $912.60 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $285.45 | $285.45 | $285.45 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 | $687.82 | $967.00 | $4,587.96 | 6.7× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $2,807.25 | $2,807.25 | $2,807.25 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $273.10 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $530.50 | $530.50 | $530.50 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 1 | $478.44 | $478.44 | $478.44 | 1.0× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $912.60 | $912.60 | $912.60 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 25 | $317.15 | $6,553.49 | $42,339.20 | 133.5× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $759.20 | $759.20 | $759.20 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $1,341.60 | $1,341.60 | $1,341.60 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $533.97 | $2,332.38 | $4,130.78 | 7.7× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $513.24 | $513.24 | $513.24 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $822.50 | $822.50 | $822.50 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $4,390.93 | 2.5× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $483.75 | $483.75 | $483.75 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV single city | 1 | $431.20 | $431.20 | $431.20 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $394.40 | $394.40 | $394.40 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $336.70 | $336.70 | $336.70 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $8,453.68 | $8,453.68 | $8,453.68 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $2,688.50 | $2,688.50 | $2,688.50 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $510.50 | $510.50 | $510.50 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $273.10 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $7,264.49 | $7,264.49 | $7,264.49 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,889.50 | $1,889.50 | $1,889.50 | 1.0× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $646.00 | $646.00 | $646.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $912.60 | $912.60 | $912.60 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 6 | $500.50 | $500.50 | $5,568.23 | 11.1× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $279.50 | $279.50 | $279.50 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $4,365.48 | $4,365.48 | $4,365.48 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $10,001.37 | $10,001.37 | $10,001.37 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $1,188.00 | $1,188.00 | $1,188.00 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $12,966.95 | $12,966.95 | $12,966.95 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $7,026.75 | $7,026.75 | $7,026.75 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $456.00 | $456.00 | $456.00 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $279.50 | $279.50 | $279.50 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 2 | $500.50 | $570.25 | $640.00 | 1.3× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 3 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $5,681.40 | $5,681.40 | $5,681.40 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $6,523.41 | $19,697.21 | $32,871.00 | 5.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $1,377.60 | $1,377.60 | $1,377.60 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $650.40 | $650.40 | $650.40 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $7,365.28 | $7,365.28 | $7,365.28 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2 | $5,652.00 | $5,683.72 | $5,715.43 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $640.00 | $640.00 | $640.00 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $7,292.58 | $7,292.58 | $7,292.58 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $1,809.78 | $1,809.78 | $1,809.78 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $656.40 | $656.40 | $656.40 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $1,188.00 | $1,188.00 | $1,188.00 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $12,747.00 | $12,747.00 | $12,747.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $790.06 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 18.1× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $17,027.51 | $17,027.51 | $17,027.51 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $650.40 | $14,413.01 | $28,175.61 | 43.3× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $292.00 | $1,834.25 | $3,376.50 | 11.6× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | $1,429.35 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $13,469.65 | $13,469.65 | $13,469.65 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $10,469.17 | $11,189.94 | $11,910.70 | 1.1× |
Common questions
Why remove tonsils?
Frequent throat infections and sleep apnea from large tonsils are the most common reasons.
How long is recovery?
Usually 7 to 10 days of throat pain, with bleeding risk for about two weeks.
Other tonsillectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.