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
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple University Hospital, Inc.- Main Campus’s median price of $3.8k is 11% above the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 60% 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, 21 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 Nj medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,485 | $3,485 | $3,485 – $3,485 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,485 | $3,485 | $3,485 – $3,485 |
| 3 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage select 65 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,485 | $3,485 | $3,485 – $3,485 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,485 | $3,485 | $3,485 – $3,485 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,485 | $3,485 | $3,485 – $3,485 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,555 | $3,555 | $3,555 – $3,555 |
| 7 | Aetna coventry facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,589 | $3,589 | $3,589 – $3,589 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,659 | $3,659 | $3,659 – $3,659 |
| 9 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,694 | $3,694 | $3,694 – $3,694 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,764 | $3,764 | $3,764 – $3,764 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,597 | $4,597 | $4,597 – $4,597 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nj workers' comp facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,889 | $4,889 | $4,889 – $4,889 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,100 | $5,100 | $5,100 – $5,100 |
| 14 | Aetna first health facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,100 | $5,100 | $5,100 – $5,100 |
| 15 | Aetna workers' comp facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,100 | $5,100 | $5,100 – $5,100 |
| 16 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,227 | $5,227 | $5,227 – $5,227 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,368 | $6,368 | $6,368 – $6,368 |
| 18 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7,166 | $7,166 | $7,166 – $7,166 |
| 19 | Bcbs Pa temple member facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7,166 | $7,166 | $7,166 – $7,166 |
| 20 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7,330 | $7,330 | $7,330 – $7,330 |
| 21 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11,103 | $11,103 | $11,103 – $11,103 |
Last updated: Apr 13, 2026
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