Tonsillectomy, child cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12 is $5,433.37 across 388 US hospitals; most list between $1,183.14 and $13,988.01. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 217 markets is $353.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Tonsillectomy costs
Lowest$353.00any market
Median market$4,555.73middle of market medians
Most below$13,988.019 in 10 hospitals
Listings384hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for tonsillectomy, child, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $12,633.89 and the lowest a median of $1,082.86. At 311 of 347 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 42825?
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
Among 28 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($693.26), Montana ($851.20) and Wisconsin ($1,761.14), and highest in California ($14,319.20), Idaho ($10,690.13) and Georgia ($9,791.00).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$5,408.10
- Arizona$6,582.23, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,979.01
- California$14,319.20
- Colorado$8,292.12
- Delaware$5,681.40, 1 hospital
- Florida$5,870.22
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Hawaii$4,351.20, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$10,690.13
- Illinois$4,924.53
- Indiana$8,217.30
- Iowa$4,625.38, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$2,547.40
- Kentucky$6,694.47, 4 hospitals
- Louisiana$2,726.68
- Maine$650.14, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$9,662.87, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$3,109.08
- Minnesota$693.26
- Mississippi$3,052.91
- Missouri$5,442.77
- Montana$851.20
- Nebraska$3,167.57
- Nevada$7,378.20, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$4,371.46, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,547.81
- New Mexico$9,434.17, 3 hospitals
- New York$7,000.36
- North Carolina$5,085.83
- North Dakota$4,531.08, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$6,382.80
- Oklahoma$3,075.79, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$6,368.05, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$9,593.78
- South Carolina$5,369.93, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$3,882.74, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$3,526.13
- Texas$4,555.73
- Utah$2,880.00, 1 hospital
- Vermont$456.00, 1 hospital
- Virginia$9,090.00
- Washington$5,543.04
- West Virginia$2,807.25
- Wisconsin$1,761.14
- Wyoming$2,677.29, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $4,450.16 | $6,942.17 | $9,434.17 | 2.1× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $7,893.67 | $7,893.67 | $7,893.67 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $1,671.60 | $1,671.60 | $1,671.60 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $19,158.03 | $19,158.03 | $19,158.03 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $3,106.40 | $9,791.00 | $9,791.00 | 3.2× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $7,659.27 | $7,659.27 | $7,659.27 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $4,555.73 | $4,555.73 | $5,012.88 | 1.1× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $650.14 | $650.14 | $650.14 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $2,796.54 | $2,796.54 | $2,796.54 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $5,851.66 | $5,851.66 | $5,851.66 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $3,347.50 | $3,347.50 | $3,347.50 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $381.00 | $2,442.39 | $19,522.23 | 51.2× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $6,472.70 | $6,472.70 | $6,472.70 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $5,156.63 | $10,001.04 | $15,519.00 | 3.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 2 | $5,037.69 | $7,350.28 | $9,662.87 | 1.9× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $851.20 | $851.20 | $851.20 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $1,415.40 | $1,415.40 | $1,415.40 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $809.32 | $809.32 | $809.32 | 1.0× |
| Cando, ND single city | 1 | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $5,657.40 | $5,657.40 | $5,657.40 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $506.25 | $506.25 | $506.25 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY | 1 | $2,677.29 | $2,677.29 | $2,677.29 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $2,010.00 | $2,010.00 | $2,010.00 | 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× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 8 | $465.50 | $7,832.16 | $14,431.47 | 31.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $12,992.47 | $12,992.47 | $12,992.47 | 1.0× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $496.93 | $496.93 | $496.93 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $6,600.00 | $6,600.00 | $6,600.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $6,193.68 | $6,193.68 | $6,193.68 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $18,558.94 | $18,558.94 | $18,558.94 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $3,533.89 | $3,533.89 | $3,533.89 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $9,940.80 | $9,940.80 | $9,940.80 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $6,657.30 | $6,657.30 | $6,657.30 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $4,646.13 | $4,646.13 | $4,646.13 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4 | $1,071.00 | $1,531.50 | $13,871.40 | 13.0× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $9,090.00 | $9,090.00 | $9,090.00 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $6,866.54 | $6,866.54 | $6,866.54 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $1,512.00 | $1,512.00 | $1,512.00 | 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 | $790.00 | $2,408.50 | $4,027.00 | 5.1× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 3 | $8,139.99 | $8,139.99 | $8,765.08 | 1.1× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00 | $1,799.00 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $4,758.50 | $4,758.50 | $4,758.50 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY single city | 1 | $2,677.29 | $2,677.29 | $2,677.29 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $563.20 | $563.20 | $563.20 | 1.0× |
| Dumas, TX | 1 | $10,682.40 | $10,682.40 | $10,682.40 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $12,060.84 | $12,060.84 | $12,060.84 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $11,608.00 | $11,608.00 | $11,608.00 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $2,954.54 | $2,954.54 | $2,954.54 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $8,217.30 | $8,217.30 | $8,217.30 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $539.75 | $539.75 | $539.75 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $6,057.70 | $6,057.70 | $6,057.70 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $6,368.05 | $6,368.05 | $6,368.05 | 1.0× |
| Evergreen, AL single city | 1 | $2,424.50 | $2,424.50 | $2,424.50 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 4 | $2,799.48 | $4,174.99 | $5,423.96 | 1.9× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $667.55 | $667.55 | $667.55 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $2,979.01 | $2,979.01 | $2,979.01 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $7,979.24 | $8,265.45 | $8,551.66 | 1.1× |
| Fredonia, KS single city | 1 | $2,580.19 | $2,580.19 | $2,580.19 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,231.20 | $1,231.20 | $1,231.20 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $6,668.86 | $6,668.86 | $6,668.86 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $17,972.00 | $17,972.00 | $17,972.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $2,135.20 | $2,135.20 | $2,135.20 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $7,492.00 | $7,492.00 | $7,492.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $5,223.75 | $5,223.75 | $5,223.75 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $7,932.46 | $10,665.89 | $13,399.31 | 1.7× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 2 | $2,987.02 | $3,052.91 | $3,118.80 | 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× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $355.50 | $355.50 | $355.50 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $10,065.00 | $10,065.00 | $10,065.00 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $4,474.87 | $4,474.87 | $4,474.87 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $2,514.60 | $2,514.60 | $2,514.60 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $2,139.46 | $2,139.46 | $2,139.46 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $789.75 | $789.75 | $789.75 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,436.60 | $2,581.64 | $2,726.68 | 1.1× |
| 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× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $4,350.00 | $4,350.00 | $4,350.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $605.64 | $605.64 | $605.64 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $8,933.28 | $8,933.28 | $8,933.28 | 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× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $7,389.63 | $7,389.63 | $7,389.63 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $3,341.71 | $3,341.71 | $3,341.71 | 1.0× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $5,837.16 | $5,837.16 | $5,837.16 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $5,899.97 | $5,899.97 | $5,899.97 | 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× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $10,755.97 | $10,755.97 | $10,755.97 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $14,711.14 | $14,711.14 | $14,711.14 | 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 | $4,371.46 | $4,371.46 | $4,371.46 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $6,572.17 | $6,694.47 | $6,816.77 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $6,382.80 | $11,951.44 | $17,520.07 | 2.7× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 2 | $2,464.41 | $2,714.41 | $2,964.40 | 1.2× |
| Littlefield, TX single city | 1 | $3,565.00 | $3,565.00 | $3,565.00 | 1.0× |
| Livingston, MT single city | 1 | $4,583.75 | $4,583.75 | $4,583.75 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $5,497.93 | $5,497.93 | $5,497.93 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $5,517.85 | $5,517.85 | $5,517.85 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | $7,576.00 | 2.9× |
| Louisville, GA single city | 1 | $508.75 | $508.75 | $508.75 | 1.0× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $7,614.40 | $7,614.40 | $7,614.40 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $12,078.75 | $12,078.75 | $12,078.75 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $8,134.00 | $8,134.00 | $8,134.00 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,109.08 | $3,109.08 | $3,109.08 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $2,020.80 | $2,020.80 | $2,020.80 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $15,519.00 | $15,519.00 | $15,519.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $1,866.74 | $1,866.74 | $1,866.74 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $3,526.13 | $3,526.13 | $3,526.13 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $2,049.02 | $2,049.02 | $2,049.02 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $6,083.04 | $6,083.04 | $6,083.04 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $12,067.56 | $12,067.56 | $12,067.56 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,944.45 | $4,587.96 | $13,636.00 | 7.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $5,385.31 | $5,385.31 | $5,385.31 | 1.0× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $401.80 | $401.80 | $401.80 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $2,807.25 | $2,807.25 | $2,807.25 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $418.50 | $418.50 | $418.50 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $1,009.00 | $1,009.00 | $1,009.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $412.82 | $412.82 | $412.82 | 1.0× |
| Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $6,174.00 | $6,174.00 | $6,174.00 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $353.00 | $353.00 | $353.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $3,994.03 | $5,697.80 | $7,401.56 | 1.9× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $9,284.38 | $15,817.88 | $22,351.37 | 2.4× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 49 | $793.00 | $6,553.49 | $42,339.20 | 53.4× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $533.97 | $2,332.38 | $4,130.78 | 7.7× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $1,341.60 | $1,341.60 | $1,341.60 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $429.00 | $563.20 | $6,529.50 | 15.2× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $4,390.93 | 2.5× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $415.20 | $415.20 | $415.20 | 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× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,345.00 | $1,345.00 | $1,345.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryton, TX single city | 1 | $2,105.00 | $2,105.00 | $2,105.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $2,285.93 | $2,285.93 | $2,285.93 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $7,264.49 | $7,264.49 | $7,264.49 | 1.0× |
| Pinckneyville, IL single city | 1 | $14,456.00 | $14,456.00 | $14,456.00 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $630.00 | $630.00 | $630.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,889.50 | $1,889.50 | $1,889.50 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $6,555.00 | $6,555.00 | $6,555.00 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $394.40 | $394.40 | $394.40 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,784.00 | $1,784.00 | $1,784.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $5,568.23 | $5,568.23 | $5,568.23 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $3,400.00 | $3,882.74 | $4,365.48 | 1.3× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $10,001.37 | $10,001.37 | $10,001.37 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $8,633.25 | $8,633.25 | $8,633.25 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $12,966.95 | $12,966.95 | $12,966.95 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $5,442.77 | $5,442.77 | $5,442.77 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT single city | 1 | $2,880.00 | $2,880.00 | $2,880.00 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $718.96 | $718.96 | $718.96 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $2,605.45 | $2,605.45 | $2,605.45 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $5,573.00 | $5,573.00 | $5,573.00 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $13,850.90 | $13,850.90 | $13,850.90 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 3 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | $2,652.00 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $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× |
| Satanta, KS single city | 1 | $1,971.90 | $1,971.90 | $1,971.90 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $4,215.73 | $4,215.73 | $4,215.73 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $6,610.08 | $7,118.82 | $7,118.82 | 1.1× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $5,681.40 | $5,681.40 | $5,681.40 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $6,523.41 | $9,852.18 | $32,871.00 | 5.0× |
| Seminole, TX single city | 1 | $13,795.20 | $13,795.20 | $13,795.20 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $1,355.90 | $1,408.05 | $1,460.20 | 1.1× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $645.83 | $645.83 | $645.83 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $992.51 | $992.51 | $992.51 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $996.80 | $7,365.28 | $7,365.28 | 7.4× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $456.00 | $456.00 | $456.00 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2 | $5,652.00 | $5,683.72 | $5,715.43 | 1.0× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $406.72 | $406.72 | $406.72 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $5,134.00 | $5,134.00 | $5,134.00 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $4,367.66 | $4,367.66 | $4,367.66 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $12,747.00 | $12,747.00 | $12,747.00 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $4,351.20 | $4,351.20 | $4,351.20 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $8,169.84 | $8,169.84 | $8,169.84 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | $14,319.20 | 1.0× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $4,810.96 | $4,810.96 | $4,810.96 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $7,242.77 | $7,242.77 | $7,242.77 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $17,027.51 | $17,027.51 | $17,027.51 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | $4,182.80 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $6,983.00 | $6,983.00 | $6,983.00 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,239.68 | $2,239.68 | $2,239.68 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $3,376.50 | $3,376.50 | $3,376.50 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | $1,761.14 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $13,469.65 | $13,469.65 | $13,469.65 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $382.20 | $382.20 | $382.20 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $15,899.40 | $15,899.40 | $15,899.40 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $3,994.57 | $10,469.17 | $11,910.70 | 3.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,693.70 | $7,693.70 | $7,693.70 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 42825?
CPT 42825 is the billing code for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12. This code covers removing the tonsils without the adenoids in a child under 12.
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.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for tonsillectomy, child?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for tonsillectomy, child has a median of $12,633.89 and the lowest a median of $1,082.86; at 311 of 347 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest tonsillectomy, child?
Among 28 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($693.26), Montana ($851.20) and Wisconsin ($1,761.14), and highest in California ($14,319.20), Idaho ($10,690.13) and Georgia ($9,791.00). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other tonsillectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.