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/>
Anna, IL
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Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Inc’s median price of $247 is 93% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 4% 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: 10 payers, 21 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 Il managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $202.50 | $202.50 | $202.50 – $202.50 |
| 2 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $202.50 | $202.50 | $202.50 – $202.50 |
| 3 | Molina mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $202.50 | $202.50 | $202.50 – $202.50 |
| 4 | WellCare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $202.50 | $202.50 | $202.50 – $202.50 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $212.63 | $212.63 | $212.63 – $212.63 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $244.97 | $244.97 | $244.97 – $244.97 |
| 7 | Bcbs Il medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $244.97 | $244.97 | $244.97 – $244.97 |
| 8 | Humana mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $244.97 | $244.97 | $244.97 – $244.97 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $244.97 | $244.97 | $244.97 – $244.97 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare va ccn professional · fee schedule · both | $244.97 | $244.97 | $244.97 – $244.97 |
| 11 | WellCare mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $244.97 | $244.97 | $244.97 – $244.97 |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $249.87 | $249.87 | $249.87 – $249.87 |
| 13 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $249.87 | $249.87 | $249.87 – $249.87 |
| 14 | WellCare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $252.32 | $252.32 | $252.32 – $252.32 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $276.11 | $276.11 | $276.11 – $276.11 |
| 16 | Bcbs Il blue choice professional · fee schedule · both | $445.62 | $445.62 | $445.62 – $445.62 |
| 17 | Bcbs Il hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $445.62 | $445.62 | $445.62 – $445.62 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $673.36 | $673.36 | $673.36 – $673.36 |
| 19 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $673.36 | $673.36 | $673.36 – $673.36 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $683.62 | $683.62 | $683.62 – $683.62 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $704.16 | $704.16 | $704.16 – $704.16 |
Last updated: Feb 3, 2026
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