Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older: from $396.80 to $8,084.02, with a median of $4,020.18. The lowest price is at Memorial Healthcare (Owosso). The highest price is 20.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,020.18, is 6% below the US median of $4,277.65.
- Michigan ranks 15th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 42826. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$396.80Memorial Healthcare
Median$4,020.18half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,084.02in Michigan
Lowest saves$3,623.38vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Healthcare lowest Owosso · Owosso, MI REM OF TONSILS-PhHOS | $396.80 | $496.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $405.75 | $541.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $411.16 | $541.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI TONSILLECTOMY PRIM OR SEC 12 OR OVER | $414.40 | $518.00 | May 31, 2025 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI T & A (OVER AGE 12) | $1,211.00 | $1,211.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $2,965.31 | $5,930.62 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; age 12 or over | $3,429.53 | $5,504.02 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $3,944.05 | $7,888.09 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $4,096.31 | $8,192.62 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $4,558.89 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $4,558.89 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $5,295.53 | $10,591.05 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $5,328.39 | $10,656.77 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; age 12 or over | $7,401.36 | $12,335.60 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $7,471.89 | $14,943.77 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $8,084.02 | $16,168.03 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $4,558.89 | $5,295.53 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $3,944.05 | $3,944.05 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $411.16 | $411.16 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $8,084.02 | $8,084.02 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $7,401.36 | $7,401.36 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $1,211.00 | $1,211.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $4,096.31 | $4,096.31 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $405.75 | $405.75 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,429.53 | $3,429.53 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $396.80 | $396.80 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $2,965.31 | $2,965.31 |
| Sandusky, MI | 1 | $414.40 | $414.40 |
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, age 12+ is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tonsillectomy, age 12+ explained.
Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older in other states
- Alabama$7,011.46
- Alaska$9,676.32, 1 hospital
- Arizona$10,501.29
- Arkansas$2,680.14
- California$5,642.80
- Colorado$8,292.12
- Delaware$5,802.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$9,647.03
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Hawaii$4,060.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,271.00
- Illinois$3,535.00
- Indiana$5,760.05
- Iowa$3,992.30
- Kansas$3,058.48
- Kentucky$7,132.37
- Louisiana$2,844.37
- Maine$604.26, 1 hospital
- Maryland$4,751.33, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,438.82
- Minnesota$1,469.54
- Mississippi$2,222.36
- Missouri$4,745.03
- Montana$672.00
- Nebraska$3,796.37
- Nevada$3,684.75, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$3,689.38, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,327.45
- New Mexico$14,240.83, 3 hospitals
- New York$3,837.72
- North Carolina$4,620.46
- North Dakota$2,508.93
- Ohio$11,394.20
- Oklahoma$3,261.00
- Oregon$698.80, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$6,713.14
- Rhode Island$2,372.63, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$10,435.55
- South Dakota$2,823.06, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$4,534.74
- Texas$4,424.11
- Utah$6,435.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,771.01, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$11,944.47
- Washington$4,725.15
- West Virginia$4,002.00
- Wisconsin$1,674.12
- Wyoming$2,717.19, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.