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
HOUSTON, TX
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HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress’s median price of $3.9k is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 61% 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: 9 payers, 33 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 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 6 | Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,108 | $1,108 | $1,108 – $1,108 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,119 | $1,119 | $1,119 – $1,119 |
| 8 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $2,156 | $2,156 | $2,156 – $2,156 |
| 9 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,864 | $2,864 | $2,864 – $2,864 |
| 10 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $2,864 | $2,864 | $2,864 – $2,864 |
| 11 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $3,041 | $3,041 | $3,041 – $3,041 |
| 12 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $3,044 | $3,044 | $3,044 – $3,044 |
| 13 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $3,044 | $3,044 | $3,044 – $3,044 |
| 14 | Aetna nbppo case rate · outpatient | $3,108 | $3,108 | $3,108 – $3,108 |
| 15 | Aetna commppo case rate · outpatient | $3,303 | $3,303 | $3,303 – $3,303 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 – $3,500 |
| 17 | Aetna oonhmo case rate · outpatient | $3,582 | $3,582 | $3,582 – $3,582 |
| 18 | Aetna oonpos case rate · outpatient | $3,582 | $3,582 | $3,582 – $3,582 |
| 19 | Aetna asahmo case rate · outpatient | $3,870 | $3,870 | $3,870 – $3,870 |
| 20 | Aetna asapos case rate · outpatient | $3,870 | $3,870 | $3,870 – $3,870 |
| 21 | Aetna oonppo case rate · outpatient | $3,886 | $3,886 | $3,886 – $3,886 |
| 22 | Aetna asappo case rate · outpatient | $4,197 | $4,197 | $4,197 – $4,197 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $4,662 | $4,662 | $4,662 – $4,662 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 – $4,995 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 – $5,000 |
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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