Tonsillectomy, child cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12: from $465.50 to $14,456.00, with a median of $4,924.53. The lowest price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital (Chicago). The highest price is 31.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,924.53, is 9% below the US median of $5,433.37.
- Illinois ranks 13th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
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 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$465.50John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
Median$4,924.53half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,456.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$4,459.03vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-REMOVAL TONSILS < 12 YRS | $465.50 | $665.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Removal of tonsils (younger than 12 years) | $1,231.20 | $1,539.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $1,345.00 | $1,345.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Removal of tonsils (younger than 12 years) | $1,512.00 | $1,680.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL REMOVAL OF TONSILS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $3,174.44 | $11,925.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $3,875.20 | $5,536.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REMOVAL OF TONSILS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $4,715.05 | $4,715.05 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL TONSILLECTOMY PRIM/SEC <12YRS | $5,134.00 | $5,134.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of tonsils - 42825 - OR36042825 | $6,312.00 | $10,024.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $9,352.32 | $13,360.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $14,260.10 | $20,371.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $14,355.57 | $20,507.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $14,431.47 | $20,616.39 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Removal of tonsils (younger than 12 years) | $14,456.00 | $14,456.00 | Jun 8, 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.
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 area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 8 | $465.50 | $7,832.16 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $1,512.00 | $1,512.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,231.20 | $1,231.20 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $3,174.44 | $3,174.44 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $14,456.00 | $14,456.00 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,345.00 | $1,345.00 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $5,134.00 | $5,134.00 |
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
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
- Florida$5,870.22
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Hawaii$4,351.20, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$10,690.13
- 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.