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Repeat Adenoid Removal, Age 12+

Washington rates for HCPCS 42836

This procedure removes adenoid tissue, glands located behind the nose above the throat, that has regrown or was left behind after an earlier removal. It is performed in a patient who is at least 12 years old. It is typically done when the adenoid tissue causes ongoing nasal blockage, breathing problems during sleep, or repeated ear or sinus infections despite a prior removal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repeat Adenoid Removal, Age 12+ cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 from a hospital or other facility.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$204 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,072 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $676 to $12,303Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $145 to $525
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,698professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$12,302.69
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington· 31st of 51

$295

AK $1,000UT $166

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.