Adenoidectomy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for adenoid removal (adenoidectomy), child under 12: from $965.67 to $16,239.00, with a median of $6,111.09. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 16.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,111.09, is 48% above the US median of $4,138.63.
- Pennsylvania ranks 23rd of 31 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 42830. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$965.67Uniontown Hospital
Median$6,111.09half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,239.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$5,145.42vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA PRIMARY REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $965.67 | $1,931.34 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 42830 REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS Tech | $5,036.01 | $21,080.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 42830 Adenoidectomy Primar Under 12 | $5,482.91 | $21,080.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OR REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS | $5,869.50 | $8,385.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS | $6,106.32 | $25,443.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 42830 REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS Tech | $6,111.09 | $21,080.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 42830 REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS Tech | $6,633.88 | $21,080.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS | $6,847.74 | $25,362.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF ADENOIDS | $6,847.74 | $25,362.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 42830 Adenoidectomy Primar Under 12 | $6,983.80 | $21,080.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Primary removal of adenoids (younger than 12 years) | $16,239.00 | — | Jan 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,036.01 | $6,633.88 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $6,106.32 | $6,847.74 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $5,869.50 | $5,869.50 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,111.09 | $6,111.09 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $965.67 | $965.67 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,482.91 | $5,482.91 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $16,239.00 | $16,239.00 |
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 adenoidectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Adenoidectomy explained.
Adenoid removal (adenoidectomy), child under 12 in other states
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.