Tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) in Oklahoma City, OK costs $3,703 to $17,081. Here's every hospital's price.
4 hospitals in the Oklahoma City, OK 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 Oklahoma City, OK metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12) (CPT 42820). The lowest is $3,703 at Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City, the median is $4,368 and the highest is $17,081 at Northwest Surgical Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 4.6 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Oklahoma City, OK median of $4,368 is in line with the national median of $4,321 across 447 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $249 to $14,234. 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 August 2026. 22 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyOklahoma City · 3 mi · File Apr 2026
Oklahoma City · 13 mi · File Jun 2026
Oklahoma City · 9 mi · Older file date unknown
Oklahoma City · 10 mi · File Mar 2026
Midwest City · 7 mi · File Apr 2026
Oklahoma City · 2 mi · File Aug 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 42820. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Oklahoma City, OK without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Community Hospital, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Grady Memorial HospitalNo price file found
- Integris Baptist Medical Center, INCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Integris Canadian Valley HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Integris Community Hospital - Council CrossingWebsite blocks automated reading
- Integris Health Edmond HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Integris Southwest Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- J D Mccarty Center for Childrencode not in file
- Lakeside Women's Hospital, A Member of Integris HeWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mercy Hospital Logan Countycode not in file
- Norman RegionalWebsite blocks automated reading
- O U Medical CenterNo website on record
- Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-SpNo price file found
- Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Oklahoma Spine Hospitalcode not in file
- Onecore HealthFile in an unsupported format
- Prague Regional Memorial HospitalNo website on record
- Purcell Municipal Hospitalcode not in file
- Rural Wellness Stroud HospitalNo website on record
- Summit Medical Center, LLCNo price file found
- The Children's Center, INCcode not in file