CPT 42831 · 1,059 hospitals reporting

Removal of adenoids

The same procedure costs $123 at one hospital and $18,054 at another — a 147× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,337.

Cheapest published

$123

5 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,059 hospitals

$2,337

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$18,054

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

220 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEM	FL	$8,533	$2,371	$4,242	$4,242	1 insurers
O U MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$23,028	$2,303	$1,687	$18,883	5 insurers
SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC	RI	$4,050	$2,430	—	—	3 insurers
PRINCETON BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$4,479	$2,239	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER- CONWAY	AR	$8,944	$2,236	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL	NJ	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - GRAND VIEW CAMPUS	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - EASTON CAMPUS	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - MONROE CAMPUS	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
GEISINGER ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - CARBON CAMPUS	PA	$3,040	$2,523	—	—	3 insurers
COPPER QUEEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AZ	$3,628	$2,540	—	—	5 insurers
THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$3,628	$2,540	—	—	5 insurers
RICHMOND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$2,398	$2,653	$246	$3,372	5 insurers
MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$4,109	$2,671	—	—	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$3,941	$1,971	—	—	5 insurers
CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$3,155	$1,893	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-LITTLE ROCK	AR	$7,564	$1,891	—	—	5 insurers
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$7,148	$2,788	—	—	3 insurers
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$5,621	$2,811	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$5,621	$2,811	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$5,621	$2,811	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER NORTH LITTLE ROCK	AR	$11,244	$2,811	—	—	5 insurers
BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,886	$2,886	$1,285	$3,572	0 insurers
ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,958	$2,958	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$2,390	$1,673	$1,793	$6,033	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$2,390	$1,673	$1,793	$6,136	4 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$2,687	$1,612	$1,478	$8,427	5 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,386	$1,551	—	—	5 insurers
OAKLEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL	WI	$3,470	$3,123	$570	$3,470	5 insurers
JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$3,152	$3,152	—	—	5 insurers
LEGENT ORTHOPEDIC + SPINE	TX	$9,577	$1,500	—	—	1 insurers
LEGENT ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL	TX	$9,577	$1,500	—	—	1 insurers
TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH	LA	$3,175	$3,175	$255	$3,175	5 insurers
PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$3,175	$3,175	$255	$3,175	5 insurers
BALDWIN HEALTH	AL	$2,800	$1,456	—	—	3 insurers