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 PRIM/SEC >=12YR
Phoenix, AZ
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Mayo Clinic Arizona’s median price of $650 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 15% 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: 15 payers, 45 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 | Optum az veteran affairs optum [1056] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $112.98 | $112.98 | $112.98 – $112.98 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield az bcbs federal retiree [1319] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.96 | $225.96 | $225.96 – $225.96 |
| 3 | Anthem az bcbs blue card [1018] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $325.13 | $325.13 | $325.13 – $325.13 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield az bcbs [187] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $325.13 | $325.13 | $325.13 – $325.13 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield az bcbs blue card [1018] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $325.13 | $325.13 | $325.13 – $325.13 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield az bcbs emergency services by payer [1294] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $390.15 | $390.15 | $390.15 – $390.15 |
| 7 | Medica az uhc optum [36] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $586.70 | $586.70 | $586.70 – $586.70 |
| 8 | Optum az uhc optum [36] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $586.70 | $586.70 | $586.70 – $586.70 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare az uhc gap exception [1386] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $586.70 | $586.70 | $586.70 – $586.70 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare az uhc optum [36] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $586.70 | $586.70 | $586.70 – $586.70 |
| 11 | Cigna az cigna [52] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $598.23 | $598.23 | $598.23 – $598.23 |
| 12 | Cigna az cigna gap expection [1389] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $598.23 | $598.23 | $598.23 – $598.23 |
| 13 | Healthpartners az cigna [52] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $598.23 | $598.23 | $598.23 – $598.23 |
| 14 | Humana az cigna [52] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $598.23 | $598.23 | $598.23 – $598.23 |
| 15 | Medcost az cigna [52] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $598.23 | $598.23 | $598.23 – $598.23 |
| 16 | Medical Mutual az cigna [52] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $598.23 | $598.23 | $598.23 – $598.23 |
| 17 | Oscar az cigna [52] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $598.23 | $598.23 | $598.23 – $598.23 |
| 18 | Aetna az by plan [165] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
| 19 | Aetna az transplant [49] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield az cc complex care [771] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield az tx bcbs [876] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
| 22 | Cigna az tx cigna [840] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
| 23 | Healthpartners az cc complex care [771] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
| 24 | Humana az transplant [49] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
| 25 | Kaiser az transplant [49] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.25 | $650.25 | $650.25 – $650.25 |
Last updated: Aug 14, 2026
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