Tonsillectomy, age 12+ cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, age 12 or older: from $496.52 to $27,507.43, with a median of $11,394.20. The lowest price is at Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 55.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $11,394.20, is 169% above the US median of $4,243.37.
- Ohio ranks 34th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 22 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 42826. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$496.52Knox Community Hospital
Median$11,394.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$27,507.43in Ohio
Lowest saves$10,897.68vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Community Hospital lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, OH Tonsillectomy; Age 12 Or More | $496.52 | $620.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC PR REMOVAL OF TONSILS,12+ Y/O | $869.48 | $966.09 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool · Salem, OH Removal of tonsils - 42826 - OR36042826 | $3,121.00 | $3,139.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Removal Of Tonsils | $3,433.50 | $3,815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary; age 12 or over" | $4,413.85 | $8,827.69 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron · Akron, OH Hc Asc Removal Of Tonsils | $4,571.50 | $4,571.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pomerene Hospital Millersburg · Millersburg, OH TONSILLECTOMY PRIMARY-SECONDARY AGE 12-GREATER THAN | $5,940.14 | $7,425.17 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $7,894.83 | $13,158.05 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $8,788.08 | $14,646.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $11,217.30 | $18,695.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $11,311.16 | $18,851.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $11,477.23 | $19,128.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $12,587.94 | $20,979.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $13,042.56 | $21,737.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $13,954.57 | $23,257.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Removal of tonsils | $14,193.49 | $16,698.22 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Removal of tonsils | $14,193.49 | $16,698.22 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Removal of tonsils | $14,193.49 | $16,698.22 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $17,189.58 | $28,649.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $17,327.64 | $28,879.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $21,756.36 | $36,260.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Toledo · Toledo, OH Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/> | $27,507.43 | $45,845.72 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 5 | $11,217.30 | $13,042.56 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $4,413.85 | $11,394.20 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,433.50 | $12,594.93 |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $4,571.50 | $4,571.50 |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $14,193.49 | $14,193.49 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $8,788.08 | $8,788.08 |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $14,193.49 | $14,193.49 |
| Millersburg, OH | 1 | $5,940.14 | $5,940.14 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $14,193.49 | $14,193.49 |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $496.52 | $496.52 |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $3,121.00 | $3,121.00 |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $27,507.43 | $27,507.43 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $869.48 | $869.48 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,894.83 | $7,894.83 |
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$6,071.91
- Alaska$8,009.15, 1 hospital
- Arizona$8,160.53
- Arkansas$2,680.14
- California$5,642.80
- Colorado$8,292.12
- Delaware$5,802.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$7,136.41
- Georgia$8,837.31
- Hawaii$4,060.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,271.00
- Illinois$3,535.00
- Indiana$5,808.89
- 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
- Michigan$4,020.18
- Minnesota$1,469.54
- Mississippi$2,520.13
- Missouri$4,435.09
- 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$8,767.78, 4 hospitals
- New York$3,837.72
- North Carolina$4,620.46
- North Dakota$2,508.93
- Oklahoma$4,623.63
- 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$4,276.72
- Texas$4,424.11
- Utah$6,435.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,771.01, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$11,944.47
- Washington$4,556.83
- West Virginia$4,002.00
- Wisconsin$1,674.12
- Wyoming$2,717.19, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.