Tonsillectomy, child cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12: from $415.20 to $8,765.08, with a median of $3,109.08. The lowest price is at Memorial Healthcare (Owosso). The highest price is 21.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,109.08, is 43% below the US median of $5,433.37.
- Michigan ranks 9th 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$415.20Memorial Healthcare
Median$3,109.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,765.08in Michigan
Lowest saves$2,693.88vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Healthcare lowest Owosso · Owosso, MI REM OF TONSILS-PhHOS | $415.20 | $519.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $2,285.93 | $4,571.86 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $2,796.54 | $5,593.08 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; younger than age 12 | $3,109.08 | $5,181.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $8,139.99 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $8,139.99 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $8,765.08 | $17,530.15 | Dec 31, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 3 | $8,139.99 | $8,139.99 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $2,796.54 | $2,796.54 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,109.08 | $3,109.08 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $415.20 | $415.20 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $2,285.93 | $2,285.93 |
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
- 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
- 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.