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Tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) in Dallas, TX costs $4,784 to $30,179. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area publish a cash price for tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) (CPT 42820). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) (CPT 42820). The lowest is $4,784 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving, the median is $4,784 and the highest is $30,179 at Texas Health Hospital Mansfield. The most expensive hospital lists 6.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Dallas, TX median of $4,784 is 23% below the national median of $6,218 across 142 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

34 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $71 to $40,531. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and July 2026. 54 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$4,784
lowest cash price in Dallas, TX
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving · 2 mi
$4,784
median cash price
10 hospitals
6.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/88
hospitals with a cash price
54 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving

Irving · 2 mi · File Jun 2026

$4,784
list $7,973 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center

Fort Worth · 23 mi · File Jun 2026

$4,784
list $7,973 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie

Waxahachie · 30 mi · File Jun 2026

$4,784
list $7,973 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine

Grapevine · 9 mi · File Jun 2026

$4,784
list $7,973 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake Pointe

Rowlett · 27 mi · File Jun 2026

$4,784
list $7,973 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L P

Arlington · 14 mi · File Jul 2026

$6,433
list $11,697
7
Legent Orthopedic Hospital

Grapevine · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$7,446
list $40,688 · lowest of 2 lines
8
White Rock Medical Center

Dallas · 15 mi · File May 2026

$27,668
list $40,688 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South

Fort Worth · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$30,179
list $30,179 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield

Mansfield · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$30,179
list $30,179 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

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12
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital

Arlington · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 42820. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 42820, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12)

CPT 42820 is removal of the tonsils and adenoids in a child under 12, done for repeated throat infections or, more often today, for sleep-disordered breathing. It is an outpatient operation under general anesthesia, about 30 to 45 minutes, with one to two weeks of sore throat afterward.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the operating room, anesthesia equipment, nursing, supplies and recovery. The ENT surgeon and the anesthesiologist bill separately. Children with sleep apnea or under three are sometimes kept overnight, which adds an observation charge.

Why prices vary

Children's hospitals and academic centers list the highest prices for this operation; community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers list lower. The spread within a metro area is commonly three to five times for the facility fee alone.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 42820, and what do surgeon and anesthesia add?
  • Will my child need to stay overnight, and what does that cost?
  • Can it be done at an ambulatory surgery center?

Hospitals in Dallas, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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