Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (under age 12) (CPT 42820)

42820 is the billing code hospitals use for “Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (under age 12)”. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.

25 of 118 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out — we never guess a number.

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HospitalLocationCash priceGross chargeMedicare pays× Medicare
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Walsenburg, CO $429.30 $477 $6,244.73 0.1×
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Rawlins, WY $579.75 $773 $6,048.05 0.1×
Sublette County Health
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Pinedale, WY $635.40 $706 $6,048.05 0.1×
Yuma District Hospital
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Yuma, CO $709.50 $946 $6,244.73 0.1×
St. John's Medical Center
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Jackson, WY $908 $908 $6,048.05 0.2×
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Rock Springs, WY $1,019 $1,019 $6,048.05 0.2×
Sheridan Memorial Hospital
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Sheridan, WY $1,436.80 $1,796 $6,048.05 0.2×
Keefe Memorial Hospital
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Cheyenne Wells, CO $1,524.80 $1,906 $6,244.73 0.2×
Aspen Valley Hospital
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Aspen, CO $1,562 $1,562 $6,244.73 0.3×
Powell Valley Healthcare
likely a partial charge — not the full procedure
Powell, WY $1,645.09 $1,935.40 $6,048.05 0.3×
Grand River Medical Center
unusually low — confirm this is the full procedure
Rifle, CO $2,257.50 $4,515 $6,244.73 0.4×
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital
unusually low — confirm this is the full procedure
Thermopolis, WY $2,315 $2,315 $6,048.05 0.4×
Valley View Hospital
unusually low — confirm this is the full procedure
Glenwood Springs, CO $2,458.28 $2,892.09 $6,244.73 0.4×
Memorial Hospital of Converse County
unusually low — confirm this is the full procedure
Douglas, WY $2,754.24 $4,832 $6,048.05 0.5×
Community Hospital Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO $5,598.88 $9,998 $6,244.73 0.9×
Parkview Medical Center Pueblo, CO $5,915.66 $14,789.15 $6,244.73 0.9×
Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff, NE $8,873.49 $14,789.15 $6,048.05 1.5×
Animas Surgical Hospital Durango, CO $11,608 $11,608 $6,244.73 1.9×
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $15,563 $15,563 $6,244.73 2.5×
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $15,563 $15,563 $6,244.73 2.5×
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $15,563 $15,563 $6,244.73 2.5×
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $15,563 $15,563 $6,244.73 2.5×
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $15,563 $15,563 $6,244.73 2.5×
Lincoln Health Hospital Hugo, CO $16,995 $16,995 $6,244.73 2.7×
Aspen Mountain Medical Center Rock Springs, WY $8,942.65 $6,048.05

“Medicare pays” is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. “—” means Medicare has no comparable facility rate for this code.