Tonsillectomy, child cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12: from $412.82 to $17,520.07, with a median of $6,382.80. The lowest price is at Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 42.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,382.80, is 17% above the US median of $5,433.37.
- Ohio ranks 19th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$412.82Knox Community Hospital
Median$6,382.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,520.07in Ohio
Lowest saves$5,969.98vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Community Hospital lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, OH Removal Of Tonsis Less Than 12 Yrs | $412.82 | $516.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH REMOVAL OF TONSILS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $3,036.28 | $4,337.54 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; younger than age 12" | $3,994.57 | $7,989.13 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool · Salem, OH Removal of tonsils - 42825 - OR36042825 | $5,573.00 | $2,790.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $6,193.68 | $10,322.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Removal Of Tonsils | $6,382.80 | $7,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $7,693.70 | $12,822.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $10,469.17 | $17,448.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $11,910.70 | $19,851.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $12,992.47 | $21,654.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $17,520.07 | $29,200.12 | Apr 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $3,994.57 | $10,469.17 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $6,382.80 | $11,951.44 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $12,992.47 | $12,992.47 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $6,193.68 | $6,193.68 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $3,036.28 | $3,036.28 |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $412.82 | $412.82 |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $5,573.00 | $5,573.00 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,693.70 | $7,693.70 |
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
- 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
- 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.