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
PR TONSILLECTOMY PRIMARY/SECONDARY AGE 12/>
Plattsburgh, NY
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $391 is 89% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 11% 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: 7 payers, 35 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $169.56 | $169.56 | $169.56 – $169.56 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access professional · fee schedule · both | $221.51 | $221.51 | $221.51 – $221.51 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $234.53 | $234.53 | $234.53 – $234.53 |
| 4 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $237.56 | $237.56 | $237.56 – $237.56 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $242.23 | $242.23 | $242.23 – $242.23 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa professional · fee schedule · both | $242.23 | $242.23 | $242.23 – $242.23 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $242.23 | $242.23 | $242.23 – $242.23 |
| 8 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $242.23 | $242.23 | $242.23 – $242.23 |
| 9 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $242.23 | $242.23 | $242.23 – $242.23 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $242.23 | $242.23 | $242.23 – $242.23 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ind professional · fee schedule · both | $247.56 | $247.56 | $247.56 – $247.56 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $260.59 | $260.59 | $260.59 – $260.59 |
| 13 | Highmark ind/fep professional · fee schedule · both | $278.31 | $278.31 | $278.31 – $278.31 |
| 14 | Highmark ppo/hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $278.31 | $278.31 | $278.31 – $278.31 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $290.68 | $290.68 | $290.68 – $290.68 |
| 16 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $309.05 | $309.05 | $309.05 – $309.05 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $370.61 | $370.61 | $370.61 – $370.61 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network professional · fee schedule · both | $387.57 | $387.57 | $387.57 – $387.57 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $482.88 | $482.88 | $443.73 – $522.02 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $580.38 | $580.38 | $580.38 – $580.38 |
| 21 | MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $589.00 | $589.00 | $589.00 – $589.00 |
| 22 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,040 | $2,040 | $2,040 – $2,040 |
| 23 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,746 | $3,746 | $3,746 – $3,746 |
| 24 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,764 | $3,764 | $3,764 – $3,764 |
| 25 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,781 | $3,781 | $3,781 – $3,781 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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