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
TONSILLECTOMY, PRIMARY OR SECONDARY; AGE 12 OR OVER
Tucson, AZ
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Banner University Med Center South’s median price of $2.4k is 31% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 24% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 1 payer, 6 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Bcbs Az medicare supplemental senior preferred facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,777 | $2,777 | $2,777 – $2,777 |
| 2 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,942 | $3,942 | $3,942 – $3,942 |
| 3 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,205 | $4,205 | $4,205 – $4,205 |
| 4 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,415 | $4,415 | $4,415 – $4,415 |
| 5 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,256 | $5,256 | $5,256 – $5,256 |
| 6 | Bcbs Az commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,256 | $5,256 | $5,256 – $5,256 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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