Tonsillectomy, child cost in Florida
In Florida, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12: from $5,657.40 to $6,083.04, with a median of $5,870.22. The lowest price is at Cape Coral Hospital (Cape Coral) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 1.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,870.22, is 8% above the US median of $5,433.37.
- Florida ranks 18th of 28 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 42825. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5,657.40Cape Coral Hospital + 3 more
Median$5,870.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,083.04in Florida
Lowest saves$212.82vs the median
Hospitals in Florida, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral Hospital lowest Cape Coral · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Removal of Tonsils,<12 Y/O | $5,657.40 | $28,286.98 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center lowest Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Removal of Tonsils,<12 Y/O | $5,657.40 | $28,286.98 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Healthpark Medical Center lowest Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Removal of Tonsils,<12 Y/O | $5,657.40 | $28,286.98 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lee Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Removal of Tonsils,<12 Y/O | $5,657.40 | $28,286.98 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,083.04 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Hialeah Hospital Hialeah · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,083.04 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,083.04 | — | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,083.04 | — | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $5,657.40 | $5,657.40 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $6,083.04 | $6,083.04 |
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 tonsillectomy, child is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tonsillectomy, child explained.
Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12 in other states
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.