Tonsillectomy cost without insurance: real cash prices
Tonsillectomy. Published cash prices for this procedure run from $193 to $70,454 across 272 U.S. facilities. Where you go changes the price more than anything else.
Lowest published cash prices in the country
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
$193
Deaconess Gibson Hospital
$420
Deaconess Union County Hospital
$420
How your money goes farthest
Move 1. Call and say “self-pay.” Ask for the all-in self-pay price and whether the doctor’s fee and anesthesia are included. Independent centers usually run far below hospitals for the same code.
Move 2. Do the travel math. For planned procedures, the spread between facilities is often thousands of dollars — more than a flight and a hotel.
Move 3. Use your financial-assistance rights. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance by federal law; you can apply up to 240 days after the first bill.
By metro area
- Coon Rapids, MN — from $3,328
- Grapevine, TX — from $4,556
- Cottage Grove, OR — from $5,311
- Pontiac, MI — from $11,965
- Geneva, IL — from $12,898
- Denver — from $15,563
- Tampa — from $61,055
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