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Tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) in New York, NY-NJ costs $859 to $30,219. Here's every hospital's price.

32 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 32 hospitals list a cash price for tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) (CPT 42820). The lowest is $859 at Bronxcare Hospital Center, the median is $7,894 and the highest is $30,219 at Hudson Regional Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 35 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $7,894 is 83% above the national median of $4,321 across 446 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

45 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $169 to $57,023. 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 April 2025 and September 2026. 65 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.

$859
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Bronxcare Hospital Center · 8 mi
$7,035 below the median
$7,894
median cash price
32 hospitals
35×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
32/110
hospitals with a cash price
65 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Bronxcare Hospital Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File May 2026

$859
list $859 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Flushing · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,452
list $3,452
3
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,048
list $769 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,048
list $749 · lowest of 7 lines
5
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,048
list $747 · lowest of 7 lines
6
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,048
list $769 · lowest of 9 lines
7
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$6,464
list $46,143
8
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,865
list $15,390 · lowest of 3 lines
9
St Mary's General Hospital

Passaic · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,998
list $5,950
10
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,000
list $14,922 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,000
list $15,834 · lowest of 3 lines
12
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,000
list $14,922 · lowest of 4 lines
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 New York, NY-NJ without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask