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HB Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12
Winfield, IL
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital’s median price of $11.2k is 94% above the median hospital's median price ($5.8k), higher than 96% of the 1,858 hospitals reporting CPT 42820. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 35 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh illinois medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,255 | $1,255 | $1,255 – $1,255 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh blue cross mmai (medicare) other · outpatient | $2,091 | $2,091 | $2,091 – $2,091 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh medicare other · outpatient | $2,091 | $2,091 | $2,091 – $2,091 |
| 4 | Humana cdh humana medicare advt other · outpatient | $2,091 | $2,091 | $2,091 – $2,091 |
| 5 | Aetna cdh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,900 | $2,900 | $2,900 – $2,900 |
| 6 | Cigna cdh cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,330 | $3,330 | $3,330 – $3,330 |
| 7 | Aetna cdh aetna bp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,455 | $5,455 | $5,455 – $5,455 |
| 8 | Aetna cdh aetna apcn/sp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,710 | $5,710 | $5,710 – $5,710 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh bcbs bluechoice select percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,728 | $5,728 | $5,728 – $5,728 |
| 10 | Aetna cdh aetna il preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,214 | $6,214 | $6,214 – $6,214 |
| 11 | Aetna cdh aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,147 | $7,147 | $7,147 – $7,147 |
| 12 | Aetna cdh aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,783 | $7,783 | $7,783 – $7,783 |
| 13 | Cigna cdh cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8,363 | $8,363 | $8,363 – $8,363 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare cdh uhc core percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9,740 | $9,740 | $9,740 – $9,740 |
| 15 | MultiPlan cdh sagamore health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,438 | $10,438 | $10,438 – $10,438 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh advocate ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,911 | $10,911 | $10,911 – $10,911 |
| 17 | Humana cdh advocate ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,911 | $10,911 | $10,911 – $10,911 |
| 18 | Magellan cdh magellan bhs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,911 | $10,911 | $10,911 – $10,911 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare cdh uhc hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11,876 | $11,876 | $11,876 – $11,876 |
| 20 | First Health cdh first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13,984 | $13,984 | $13,984 – $13,984 |
| 21 | Cigna cdh cigna behavioral bhs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14,548 | $14,548 | $14,548 – $14,548 |
| 22 | MultiPlan cdh phcs/multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15,821 | $15,821 | $15,821 – $15,821 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh healthlab blue cross choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17,907 | $17,907 | $17,907 – $17,907 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh healthlab ehp ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17,914 | $17,914 | $17,914 – $17,914 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cdh bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $18,185 | $18,185 | $18,185 – $18,185 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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