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.
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Removal of tonsils
Charleston, WV
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CAMC Charleston Surgical Hospital’s median price of $3.0k is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 29% 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: 3 payers, 4 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 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,015 | $3,015 | $3,015 – $3,015 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,015 | $3,015 | $3,015 – $3,015 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,015 | $3,015 | $3,015 – $3,015 |
| 4 | Highmark default fee schedule · outpatient | $7,103 | $7,103 | $7,103 – $7,103 |
Last updated: Apr 14, 2026
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