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
Monticello, IL
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Kirby Medical Center’s median price of $232 is 93% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 3% 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, 13 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 medicare-medicaid plan/blue cross community mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $185.22 | $185.22 | $185.22 – $185.22 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid/healthchoice illinois medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $197.03 | $197.03 | $197.03 – $197.03 |
| 3 | Bcbs Il managed medicaid/healthchoice illinois medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $197.03 | $197.03 | $197.03 – $197.03 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid/healthchoice illinois medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $206.88 | $206.88 | $206.88 – $206.88 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage/hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $231.52 | $231.52 | $231.52 – $231.52 |
| 6 | Bcbs Il medicare advantage/hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $231.52 | $231.52 | $231.52 – $231.52 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage/hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $231.52 | $231.52 | $231.52 – $231.52 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare va community care network professional · fee schedule · both | $231.52 | $231.52 | $231.52 – $231.52 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare advantage/hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $231.52 | $231.52 | $231.52 – $231.52 |
| 10 | Molina medicare-medicaid plan/molina dual options mmai professional · fee schedule · both | $238.47 | $238.47 | $238.47 – $238.47 |
| 11 | Humana ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $343.04 | $343.04 | $343.04 – $343.04 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $352.94 | $352.94 | $352.94 – $352.94 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial/hmo/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $374.61 | $374.61 | $374.61 – $374.61 |
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026
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