Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC Tonsillectomy Primary or Secondary =>12 Years (Restricted Method II CAH)
Low
$3
Average
$3.5k
Median
$3.3k
High
$27.7k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI | $3.1k | $2.9k | $654 | 23% | 60–105 | $548 – $3.1k |
| 2 | Oregon Health & Science University PORTLAND, OR | $3.8k | $4.6k | $2.4k | 52% | 46–208 | $2.8k – $9.7k |
| 3 | Hh Health System Dekalb Regional Payne, AL | $2.3k | $2.3k | $598 | 26% | 36–63 | $1.7k – $2.9k |
| 4 | St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI | $2.9k | $2.6k | $645 | 24% | 34–97 | $548 – $2.9k |
| 5 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Vista, AR | $1.1k | $1.5k | $1.3k | 88% | 23–32 | $206 – $5.5k |
| 6 | Hospital Authority of Colquitt County Moultrie, GA | $1.4k | $1.8k | $990 | 55% | 21–57 | $241 – $4.7k |
| 7 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Boise, ID | $5.5k | $7.2k | $5.5k | 77% | 19–91 | $2.6k – $19.5k |
| 8 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $1.1k | $1.5k | $1.3k | 89% | 16–25 | $206 – $5.5k |
| 9 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $1.1k | $1.5k | $1.3k | 89% | 16–25 | $206 – $5.5k |
| 10 | Community Hospital Of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | $1.8k | $2.4k | $2.2k | 91% | 12 | $232 – $8.0k |
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