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Tonsil and Adenoid Removal, Under Age 12

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 42820

This surgery removes both the tonsils and adenoids, tissues at the back of the throat and behind the nose that can become chronically infected or enlarged enough to block breathing or cause repeated infections. This version applies to children younger than 12 years old. It's one of the most common surgeries performed on children.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tonsil and Adenoid Removal, Under Age 12 cost?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$302 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,072 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,244Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,259
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,348.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,549.93
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Wyoming than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $468 · 22nd of 51
WY $1,413DE $331

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.