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
Unlisted Procedure Pharynx Adenoids/Tonsils
Low
$4
Average
$1.8k
Median
$611
High
$37.0k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $17.5k | $18.3k | $8.4k | 46% | 36–360 | $5.0k – $30.4k |
| 2 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $19.0k | $17.2k | $9.4k | 55% | 21–210 | $5.0k – $30.4k |
| 3 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Boston, MA | $2.4k | $2.3k | $1.5k | 65% | 16–160 | $265 – $4.9k |
| 4 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN | $501 | $489 | $182 | 37% | 6–60 | $120 – $808 |
| 5 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $693 | $674 | $121 | 18% | 6–60 | $512 – $820 |
| 6 | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH | $855 | $1.3k | $820 | 65% | 4–40 | $197 – $3.4k |
| 7 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | $9.3k | $12.9k | $6.9k | 54% | 3–30 | $6.9k – $22.6k |
| 8 | Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN | $501 | $489 | $181 | 37% | 2–20 | $120 – $808 |
| 9 | Froedtert Community Hospital Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI | $188 | $228 | $116 | 51% | 2–20 | $80 – $440 |
| 10 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI | $334 | $450 | $212 | 47% | 2–20 | $118 – $776 |
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