Adenoidectomy cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for adenoid removal (adenoidectomy), child under 12 is $4,138.63 across 459 US hospitals; most list between $1,247.60 and $11,211.20. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 255 markets is $346.40. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Tonsillectomy costs
Lowest$346.40any market
Median market$4,265.00middle of market medians
Most below$11,211.209 in 10 hospitals
Listings455hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for adenoidectomy, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $7,983.41 and the lowest a median of $886.62. At 350 of 404 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 42830?
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
Among 31 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($910.35), Wisconsin ($1,393.78) and Iowa ($2,373.00), and highest in California ($11,211.20), Virginia ($9,147.24) and Arizona ($8,305.23).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$6,321.44
- Alaska$9,875.75, 1 hospital
- Arizona$8,305.23
- Arkansas$2,491.76
- California$11,211.20
- Colorado$8,292.12
- Delaware$3,566.60, 1 hospital
- Florida$5,641.71
- Georgia$8,159.00
- Hawaii$1,498.94, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$7,224.00
- Illinois$5,288.50
- Indiana$4,681.52
- Iowa$2,373.00
- Kansas$3,843.00
- Kentucky$6,008.00
- Louisiana$3,038.01
- Maine$529.19, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,674.94, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$9,592.85, 4 hospitals
- Michigan$2,890.93
- Minnesota$910.35
- Mississippi$2,955.16
- Missouri$4,348.80
- Montana$598.57, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,038.25, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$4,646.75, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,175.65, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,327.45
- New Mexico$7,940.57, 4 hospitals
- New York$3,837.72
- North Carolina$4,764.20
- North Dakota$4,531.08
- Ohio$7,165.07
- Oklahoma$3,141.27
- Oregon$3,247.82, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$6,111.09
- South Carolina$9,220.80, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$2,823.06, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$3,314.26
- Texas$3,749.00
- Utah$6,853.57, 1 hospital
- Vermont$2,343.65, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$9,147.24
- Washington$5,459.92
- West Virginia$3,967.00
- Wisconsin$1,393.78
- Wyoming$1,330.67, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada, OK | 1 | $4,991.11 | $4,991.11 | $4,991.11 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $2,389.05 | $7,253.51 | $12,117.97 | 5.1× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | $4,327.45 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $2,808.00 | $2,808.00 | $2,808.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $9,875.75 | $9,875.75 | $9,875.75 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $2,932.20 | $2,932.20 | $2,932.20 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $10,317.90 | $10,317.90 | $10,317.90 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 10 | $2,445.60 | $8,159.00 | $8,159.00 | 3.3× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,289.65 | $4,289.65 | $4,289.65 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $2,670.91 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.4× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $529.19 | $529.19 | $529.19 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $2,467.37 | $2,467.37 | $2,467.37 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,277.28 | $3,277.28 | $3,277.28 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $6,697.60 | $6,697.60 | $6,697.60 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $3,347.50 | $3,347.50 | $3,347.50 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $2,224.93 | $6,727.35 | $11,229.77 | 5.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $3,614.13 | $3,790.57 | $3,967.00 | 1.1× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $4,860.60 | $8,009.50 | $8,832.59 | 1.8× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 2 | $3,554.55 | $4,186.91 | $4,819.26 | 1.4× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | $8,292.12 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $554.40 | $554.40 | $554.40 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $1,097.10 | $1,097.10 | $1,097.10 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $13,153.04 | $13,153.04 | $13,153.04 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $4,332.54 | $4,332.54 | $4,332.54 | 1.0× |
| Cando, ND single city | 1 | $594.00 | $594.00 | $594.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $4,323.22 | $4,323.31 | $4,323.39 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $465.00 | $465.00 | $465.00 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY | 1 | $1,330.67 | $1,330.67 | $1,330.67 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | 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× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 11 | $373.10 | $10,430.37 | $12,708.74 | 34.1× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $383.17 | $383.17 | $383.17 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $3,516.80 | $3,516.80 | $3,516.80 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $6,986.75 | $6,986.75 | $6,986.75 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $18,459.89 | $18,459.89 | $18,459.89 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,177.96 | $1,177.96 | $1,177.96 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $4,534.00 | $4,534.00 | $4,534.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $6,908.38 | $6,908.38 | $6,908.38 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $13,153.04 | $13,153.04 | $13,153.04 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $6,923.80 | $6,923.80 | $6,923.80 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $5,719.74 | $5,719.74 | $5,719.74 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $6,960.02 | $6,960.02 | $6,960.02 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY single city | 1 | $3,785.25 | $3,785.25 | $3,785.25 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7 | $1,450.80 | $6,512.61 | $16,435.01 | 11.3× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $8,313.60 | $8,313.60 | $8,313.60 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $10,057.27 | $10,057.27 | $10,057.27 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $1,518.14 | $1,518.14 | $1,518.14 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $354.92 | $354.92 | $354.92 | 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 | $624.00 | $1,948.00 | $3,957.60 | 6.3× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $3,644.90 | $4,537.15 | $4,558.89 | 1.3× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $3,227.00 | $3,227.00 | $3,227.00 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $7,437.36 | $7,437.36 | $7,437.36 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY single city | 1 | $1,330.67 | $1,330.67 | $1,330.67 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,611.96 | $6,611.96 | $6,611.96 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $5,265.00 | $5,265.00 | $5,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $3,655.91 | $3,655.91 | $3,655.91 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $3,231.20 | $3,231.20 | $3,231.20 | 1.0× |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $7,435.98 | $7,435.98 | $7,435.98 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $386.75 | $386.75 | $386.75 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $6,321.44 | $6,321.44 | $6,321.44 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $5,868.64 | $5,868.64 | $5,868.64 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $4,001.40 | $4,001.40 | $4,001.40 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $2,799.48 | $5,246.99 | $5,966.53 | 2.1× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $449.80 | $449.80 | $449.80 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $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× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $924.00 | $924.00 | $924.00 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $2,959.00 | $4,363.00 | $5,766.99 | 1.9× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $5,530.00 | $5,530.00 | $5,530.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $13,759.00 | $13,759.00 | $13,759.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $819.25 | $819.25 | $819.25 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $12,133.81 | $12,133.81 | $12,133.81 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | $4,531.08 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | $5,598.88 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $1,502.40 | $1,502.40 | $1,502.40 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $7,875.50 | $7,875.50 | $7,875.50 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $6,390.00 | $6,390.00 | $6,390.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $9,220.80 | $9,220.80 | $9,220.80 | 1.0× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 2 | $2,079.20 | $2,226.43 | $2,373.66 | 1.1× |
| 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× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $5,415.00 | $5,415.00 | $5,415.00 | 1.0× |
| Harwarden, IA single city | 1 | $2,325.93 | $2,325.93 | $2,325.93 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $4,321.08 | $4,321.08 | $4,321.08 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $1,257.30 | $1,257.30 | $1,257.30 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $2,012.24 | $2,012.24 | $2,012.24 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | $2,807.40 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $11,189.60 | $11,189.60 | $11,189.60 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $5,869.50 | $5,869.50 | $5,869.50 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $627.00 | $627.00 | $627.00 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $7,482.45 | $7,482.45 | $7,482.45 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $2,426.89 | $2,426.89 | $2,426.89 | 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× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $4,350.00 | $4,350.00 | $4,350.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $401.31 | $2,321.57 | $4,241.83 | 10.6× |
| 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× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $7,990.10 | $7,990.10 | $7,990.10 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,138.63 | $4,138.63 | $4,138.63 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $1,196.25 | $1,601.49 | $3,038.01 | 2.5× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $7,729.31 | $7,729.31 | $7,729.31 | 1.0× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $5,497.68 | $5,497.68 | $5,497.68 | 1.0× |
| Lake City, IA single city | 1 | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 3 | $5,404.87 | $8,305.23 | $21,912.90 | 4.1× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,111.09 | $6,111.09 | $6,111.09 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $2,760.16 | $2,760.16 | $2,760.16 | 1.0× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $10,610.60 | $10,610.60 | $10,610.60 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $12,855.67 | $12,855.67 | $12,855.67 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $3,763.50 | $3,763.50 | $3,763.50 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $2,014.08 | $2,014.08 | $2,014.08 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $1,175.65 | $1,175.65 | $1,175.65 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $2,784.34 | $6,333.70 | $9,008.53 | 3.2× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,433.50 | $10,731.75 | $18,030.00 | 5.3× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $1,374.73 | $1,446.25 | $4,098.61 | 3.0× |
| Littlefield, TX single city | 1 | $3,692.00 | $3,692.00 | $3,692.00 | 1.0× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $7,459.00 | $7,459.00 | $7,459.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $5,169.36 | $5,169.36 | $5,169.36 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $5,452.64 | $5,452.64 | $5,452.64 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | $4,243.00 | 1.4× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $5,600.00 | $5,600.00 | $5,600.00 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $11,086.09 | $11,086.09 | $11,086.09 | 1.0× |
| Madison, MN single city | 1 | $910.35 | $910.35 | $910.35 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $1,770.90 | $1,770.90 | $1,770.90 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA single city | 1 | $2,362.00 | $2,362.00 | $2,362.00 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,459.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,459.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $13,153.04 | $13,153.04 | $13,153.04 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Marlette, MI single city | 1 | $350.25 | $350.25 | $350.25 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,021.70 | $3,021.70 | $3,021.70 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $35,634.81 | $35,634.81 | $35,634.81 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $9,216.15 | $9,216.15 | $9,216.15 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $5,682.30 | $5,682.30 | $5,682.30 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $1,732.00 | $1,732.00 | $1,732.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $2,148.54 | $2,148.54 | $2,148.54 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $3,536.66 | $3,536.66 | $3,536.66 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $3,406.86 | $3,406.86 | $3,406.86 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $2,973.14 | $7,704.65 | $12,436.16 | 4.2× |
| Millersburg, OH single city | 1 | $3,495.20 | $3,495.20 | $3,495.20 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,470.07 | $2,424.76 | $8,340.00 | 5.7× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $11,900.27 | $11,900.27 | $11,900.27 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $3,016.10 | $3,016.10 | $3,016.10 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $4,256.34 | $4,256.34 | $4,256.34 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $384.75 | $384.75 | $384.75 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $795.00 | $795.00 | $795.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $407.06 | $407.06 | $407.06 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $10,121.00 | $10,121.00 | $10,121.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $1,633.57 | $2,618.73 | $4,145.32 | 2.5× |
| Nevada, MO single city | 1 | $4,348.80 | $4,348.80 | $4,348.80 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $5,336.62 | $13,844.00 | $22,351.37 | 4.2× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 52 | $631.00 | $3,837.72 | $42,339.20 | 67.1× |
| 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× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $1,075.20 | $1,075.20 | $1,075.20 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $1,125.90 | $2,197.20 | $3,268.50 | 2.9× |
| 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× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $396.80 | $396.80 | $396.80 | 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× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $4,207.05 | $4,207.05 | $4,207.05 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,068.55 | $4,068.55 | $4,068.55 | 1.0× |
| Pinckneyville, IL single city | 1 | $12,012.00 | $12,012.00 | $12,012.00 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $498.00 | $498.00 | $498.00 | 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× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,208.80 | $1,208.80 | $1,208.80 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $5,069.57 | $5,069.57 | $5,069.57 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $6,853.57 | $6,853.57 | $6,853.57 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $2,246.12 | $2,823.06 | $3,400.00 | 1.5× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,482.91 | $5,482.91 | $5,482.91 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $3,606.00 | $3,606.00 | $3,606.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $4,788.00 | $4,788.00 | $4,788.00 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $9,980.87 | $11,345.60 | $11,844.16 | 1.2× |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $3,441.00 | $3,441.00 | $3,441.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | $3,047.20 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $3,132.02 | $3,132.02 | $3,132.02 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $571.12 | $571.12 | $571.12 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $3,763.16 | $3,763.16 | $3,763.16 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 2 | $2,287.83 | $2,352.40 | $2,416.96 | 1.1× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $896.19 | $896.19 | $896.19 | 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 | 10 | $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× |
| Sandusky, MI single city | 1 | $346.40 | $346.40 | $346.40 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $2,209.47 | $2,209.47 | $2,209.47 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $6,106.32 | $6,847.74 | $6,847.74 | 1.1× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $3,566.60 | $3,566.60 | $3,566.60 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $5,467.20 | $10,266.63 | $27,020.10 | 4.9× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $38,572.71 | $38,572.71 | $38,572.71 | 1.0× |
| Shattuck, OK single city | 1 | $518.66 | $518.66 | $518.66 | 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× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $4,185.75 | $5,094.82 | $6,003.89 | 1.4× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $642.73 | $642.73 | $642.73 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $2,294.00 | $2,294.00 | $2,294.00 | 1.0× |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | $5,278.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $422.40 | $8,018.54 | $8,018.54 | 19.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $354.75 | $354.75 | $354.75 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2 | $5,153.28 | $5,549.19 | $5,945.10 | 1.2× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $6,901.69 | $6,901.69 | $6,901.69 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $5,288.50 | $5,288.50 | $5,288.50 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $2,926.19 | $2,926.19 | $2,926.19 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $33,427.05 | $33,427.05 | $33,427.05 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $2,349.75 | $2,349.75 | $2,349.75 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $12,053.74 | $12,053.74 | $12,053.74 | 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× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $4,570.48 | $4,570.48 | $4,570.48 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $1,498.94 | $1,498.94 | $1,498.94 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $6,380.92 | $7,696.82 | $9,012.71 | 1.4× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | $11,211.20 | 1.0× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $5,169.38 | $5,169.38 | $5,169.38 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $5,700.80 | $5,700.80 | $5,700.80 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Wadena, MN single city | 1 | $10,468.49 | $10,468.49 | $10,468.49 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $6,313.92 | $6,313.92 | $6,313.92 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $1,038.40 | $1,038.40 | $1,038.40 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $4,895.80 | $4,895.80 | $4,895.80 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 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× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | $1,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $12,233.80 | $12,233.80 | $12,233.80 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $14,366.44 | $15,066.78 | $15,767.12 | 1.1× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $16,239.00 | $16,239.00 | $16,239.00 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $3,964.88 | $7,756.79 | $11,964.86 | 3.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,343.39 | $7,343.39 | $7,343.39 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 42830?
CPT 42830 is the billing code for adenoid removal (adenoidectomy), child under 12. An adenoidectomy removes the adenoids, tissue behind the nose, for breathing problems, snoring or repeated ear infections in children.
Is it done with tonsil removal?
Often; that uses 42820.
How long is recovery?
Usually a few days.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for adenoidectomy?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for adenoidectomy has a median of $7,983.41 and the lowest a median of $886.62; at 350 of 404 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest adenoidectomy?
Among 31 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($910.35), Wisconsin ($1,393.78) and Iowa ($2,373.00), and highest in California ($11,211.20), Virginia ($9,147.24) and Arizona ($8,305.23). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other tonsillectomy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.