Tonsillectomy, child cost in New York

In New York, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12: from $793.00 to $12,812.00, with a median of $7,000.36. The lowest price is at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division (Bronx) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 16.2× the lowest.

• The median here, $7,000.36, is 29% above the US median of $5,433.37.
• New York ranks 21st of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
• 4 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 Oct 20, 2026. See them on a map