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Tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) in Kansas City, MO-KS costs $413 to $5,900. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Kansas City, MO-KS 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) (CPT 42820). The lowest is $413 at Children's Mercy South, the median is $469 and the highest is $5,900 at St Joseph Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 14 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Kansas City, MO-KS median of $469 is 92% below the national median of $6,048 across 147 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $181 to $40,689. 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 March 2026 and April 2026. 25 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.

$413
lowest cash price in Kansas City, MO-KS
Children's Mercy South · 11 mi
$56 below the median
$469
median cash price
5 hospitals
14×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/33
hospitals with a cash price
25 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Children's Mercy South

Overland Park · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$413
list $860 · lowest of 4 lines
2
The Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$413
list $860 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Bates County Memorial Hospital

Butler · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$469
list $670
4
Providence Medical Center

Kansas City · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$5,577
list $7,751
5
St Joseph Medical Center

Kansas City · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$5,900
list $8,444
6
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission

Shawnee Mission · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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7
Adventhealth South Overland Park, INC

Overland Park · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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8
Nkc Health

North Kansas City · 16 mi · File Mar 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 Kansas City, MO-KS 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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