Adenoidectomy cost without insurance
Across 193 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for adenoid removal (adenoidectomy), child under 12 from $312.00 to $42,339.20. The median market price is $2,305.28. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Tonsillectomy costs
Lowest$312.00any market
Median market$2,305.28middle of market medians
Highest$42,339.20any market
Listings349hospital prices
What it is
An adenoidectomy removes the adenoids, tissue behind the nose, for breathing problems, snoring or repeated ear infections in children.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 42830 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$5,689.29
- Alaska$5,819.38
- Arizona$4,068.55
- Arkansas$4,617.92
- California$11,211.20
- Colorado$8,292.12
- Connecticut$7,015.22
- Delaware$3,566.60
- Florida$7,324.70
- Georgia$8,159.00
- Idaho$8,795.00
- Illinois$10,980.00
- Indiana$6,949.96
- Iowa$513.60
- Kansas$11,648.21
- Kentucky$6,799.48
- Louisiana$1,075.20
- Maryland$1,544.47
- Massachusetts$14,366.44
- Michigan$451.60
- Minnesota$779.00
- Mississippi$6,597.38
- Missouri$5,153.28
- Montana$548.70
- Nebraska$372.00
- Nevada$3,606.00
- New Hampshire$908.51
- New Jersey$3,705.99
- New York$3,626.36
- North Carolina$5,527.00
- Ohio$825.10
- Oklahoma$4,550.54
- Oregon$600.00
- Pennsylvania$5,797.00
- South Carolina$6,014.10
- South Dakota$2,246.12
- Tennessee$3,536.66
- Texas$3,749.00
- Vermont$475.50
- Virginia$10,663.24
- Washington$5,459.92
- West Virginia$3,967.00
- Wisconsin$1,129.70
- Wyoming$756.90
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $548.70 | $548.70 | $548.70 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $4,991.11 | $4,991.11 | $4,991.11 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 2 | $390.00 | $539.50 | $689.00 | 1.8× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | 1.0× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $7,931.09 | $7,931.09 | $7,931.09 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $1,763.00 | $5,819.38 | $9,875.75 | 5.6× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $357.20 | $357.20 | $357.20 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $5,398.00 | $8,159.00 | $8,159.00 | 1.5× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,289.65 | $4,289.65 | $4,289.65 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $451.60 | $451.60 | $451.60 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $414.00 | $414.00 | $414.00 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $475.00 | $475.00 | $475.00 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $451.60 | $451.60 | $451.60 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $6,697.60 | $6,697.60 | $6,697.60 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $329.35 | $329.35 | $329.35 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $2,224.93 | $2,224.93 | $2,224.93 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $3,967.00 | $3,967.00 | $3,967.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $7,224.00 | $8,171.06 | $8,832.59 | 1.2× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $3,554.55 | $3,554.55 | $3,554.55 | 1.0× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $1,585.60 | $1,585.60 | $1,585.60 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $521.01 | $521.01 | $4,265.00 | 8.2× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $890.00 | $890.00 | $890.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $451.60 | $451.60 | $451.60 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| Centerville, IA single city | 1 | $620.00 | $620.00 | $620.00 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $689.00 | $689.00 | $689.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $4,323.22 | $4,323.39 | $4,323.39 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $672.75 | $672.75 | $672.75 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $3,438.00 | $3,438.00 | $3,438.00 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $5,527.00 | $5,527.00 | $5,527.00 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $593.79 | $593.79 | $593.79 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 6 | $3,535.00 | $11,942.19 | $12,708.74 | 3.6× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $664.53 | $664.53 | $664.53 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 3 | $573.17 | $689.00 | $6,986.75 | 12.2× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $18,459.89 | $18,459.89 | $18,459.89 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $961.20 | $961.20 | $961.20 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $1,097.60 | $1,097.60 | $1,097.60 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $513.00 | $513.00 | $513.00 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 | $555.75 | $9,174.00 | $16,435.01 | 29.6× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $8,313.60 | $8,313.60 | $8,313.60 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $1,518.14 | $1,518.14 | $1,518.14 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $513.60 | $9,224.86 | $18,278.47 | 35.6× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 8 | $451.60 | $2,505.25 | $4,558.89 | 10.1× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $409.67 | $677.57 | $945.47 | 2.3× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $372.80 | $372.80 | $372.80 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $3,231.20 | $3,231.20 | $3,231.20 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $5,868.64 | $5,868.64 | $5,868.64 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2 | $5,137.23 | $5,551.88 | $5,966.53 | 1.2× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $451.60 | $451.60 | $451.60 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1 | $2,566.55 | $2,566.55 | $2,566.55 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $6,949.96 | $8,875.07 | $10,800.17 | 1.6× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $698.93 | $698.93 | $698.93 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $7,875.50 | $7,875.50 | $7,875.50 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $9,220.80 | $9,220.80 | $9,220.80 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $3,285.00 | $3,285.00 | $3,285.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,036.01 | $6,633.88 | $6,983.80 | 1.4× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $627.00 | $627.00 | $627.00 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $3,277.28 | $3,277.28 | $3,277.28 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $8,502.56 | $8,502.56 | $8,502.56 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $9,153.65 | $9,153.65 | $9,153.65 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $401.31 | $401.31 | $401.31 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $9,658.09 | $9,658.09 | $9,658.09 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $6,610.17 | $9,717.68 | $12,825.19 | 1.9× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $2,610.09 | $2,610.09 | $2,610.09 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $3,304.00 | $3,304.00 | $3,304.00 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,111.09 | $6,111.09 | $6,111.09 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $451.60 | $451.60 | $451.60 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $3,763.50 | $3,763.50 | $3,763.50 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $908.51 | $908.51 | $908.51 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,433.50 | $10,731.75 | $18,030.00 | 5.3× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $4,098.61 | $4,098.61 | $4,098.61 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $5,452.64 | $5,452.64 | $5,452.64 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $991.47 | $3,047.20 | $3,964.84 | 4.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $487.00 | $487.00 | $487.00 | 1.0× |
| Millersburg, OH single city | 1 | $3,495.20 | $3,495.20 | $3,495.20 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $1,015.20 | $1,072.45 | $1,129.70 | 1.1× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $35,634.81 | $35,634.81 | $35,634.81 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $3,536.66 | $3,536.66 | $3,536.66 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $689.00 | $689.00 | $689.00 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $12,436.16 | $12,436.16 | $12,436.16 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 7 | $493.39 | $544.87 | $2,424.76 | 4.9× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $4,256.34 | $4,256.34 | $4,256.34 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $451.60 | $451.60 | $451.60 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Newberry, MI single city | 1 | $353.43 | $353.43 | $353.43 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $476.00 | $476.00 | $476.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $377.46 | $1,005.52 | $1,633.57 | 4.3× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $689.00 | $689.00 | $689.00 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $630.00 | $3,592.74 | $42,339.20 | 67.2× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $1,075.20 | $1,075.20 | $1,075.20 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,674.94 | $2,674.94 | $2,674.94 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $1,067.93 | $2,809.24 | $4,550.54 | 4.3× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $372.00 | $372.00 | $1,125.90 | 3.0× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $640.10 | $640.10 | $640.10 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $10,326.00 | $10,326.00 | $10,326.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 2 | $403.50 | $2,305.28 | $4,207.05 | 10.4× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 | $312.00 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $6,799.48 | $6,799.48 | $6,799.48 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $3,563.50 | $3,563.50 | $3,563.50 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $405.50 | $405.50 | $405.50 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $451.60 | $451.60 | $451.60 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,068.55 | $4,068.55 | $4,068.55 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $10,471.22 | $10,471.22 | $10,471.22 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $965.67 | $965.67 | $965.67 | 1.0× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $510.00 | $510.00 | $510.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $689.00 | $689.00 | $689.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 6 | $397.15 | $397.15 | $5,069.57 | 12.8× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $2,246.12 | $2,246.12 | $2,246.12 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,482.91 | $5,482.91 | $5,482.91 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 2 | $958.00 | $2,282.00 | $3,606.00 | 3.8× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $9,980.87 | $11,345.60 | $11,844.16 | 1.2× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $3,935.40 | $3,935.40 | $3,935.40 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $354.75 | $354.75 | $354.75 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 1 | $397.15 | $397.15 | $397.15 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 3 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $3,566.60 | $3,566.60 | $3,566.60 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $5,467.20 | $16,243.65 | $27,020.10 | 4.9× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $38,572.71 | $38,572.71 | $38,572.71 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,633.57 | $1,633.57 | $1,633.57 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $920.00 | $920.00 | $920.00 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $513.60 | $513.60 | $513.60 | 1.0× |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1 | $12,360.60 | $12,360.60 | $12,360.60 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $8,018.54 | $8,018.54 | $8,018.54 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2 | $5,153.28 | $5,549.19 | $5,945.10 | 1.2× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $788.93 | $788.93 | $788.93 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $1,245.00 | $1,245.00 | $1,245.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $1,430.37 | $1,430.37 | $1,430.37 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $33,427.05 | $33,427.05 | $33,427.05 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $521.40 | $521.40 | $521.40 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $958.00 | $958.00 | $958.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $1,633.57 | $1,633.57 | $1,633.57 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $7,224.00 | $7,224.00 | $7,224.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $628.45 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 17.8× |
| Waterbury, CT single city | 1 | $12,785.43 | $12,785.43 | $12,785.43 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $513.60 | $14,509.42 | $28,505.24 | 55.5× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $8,974.50 | $8,974.50 | $8,974.50 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $2,885.34 | $4,103.92 | $5,322.50 | 1.8× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | $1,129.70 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $14,366.44 | $15,066.78 | $15,767.12 | 1.1× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $7,756.79 | $9,860.83 | $11,964.86 | 1.5× |
Common questions
Is it done with tonsil removal?
Often; that uses 42820.
How long is recovery?
Usually a few days.
Other tonsillectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.