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Removal of tonsils (12 years or older)
Hanford, CA
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Hanford Community Hospital’s median price of $288 is 92% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 7% 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: 6 payers, 17 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 | Kaiser kaiser mcal fee schedule · outpatient | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 – $36.00 |
| 2 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 – $36.00 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $235.85 | $235.85 | $235.85 – $235.85 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield fee schedule · outpatient | $235.85 | $235.85 | $235.85 – $235.85 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $235.85 | $235.85 | $235.85 – $235.85 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna- all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $292.07 | $292.07 | $292.07 – $292.07 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna- all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $306.29 | $306.29 | $306.29 – $306.29 |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $318.40 | $318.40 | $318.40 – $318.40 |
| 9 | Kaiser kaiser mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $318.40 | $318.40 | $318.40 – $318.40 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $333.96 | $333.96 | $333.96 – $333.96 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc csp fee schedule · outpatient | $333.96 | $333.96 | $333.96 – $333.96 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $333.96 | $333.96 | $333.96 – $333.96 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll fee schedule · outpatient | $333.96 | $333.96 | $333.96 – $333.96 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn fee schedule · outpatient | $388.30 | $388.30 | $388.30 – $388.30 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $410.35 | $410.35 | $410.35 – $410.35 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $455.21 | $455.21 | $455.21 – $455.21 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $455.21 | $455.21 | $455.21 – $455.21 |
Last updated: Aug 1, 2026
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