Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in New York

In New York, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older: from $756.00 to $14,004.16, with a median of $3,837.72. The lowest price is at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division (Bronx) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 18.5× the lowest.

• The median here, $3,837.72, is 10% below the US median of $4,277.65.
• New York ranks 12th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
• 7 of 31 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 42826. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 20, 2026. See them on a map