Tonsillectomy cost in Chicago, IL

Tonsil removal, age 12 and up. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 9 hospitals within 25 miles of Chicago.

Lowest published price$409
Typical price (median)$2,202
Highest published price$7,259

Most of these are the hospital's fee only. Doctors' fees, like the radiologist or surgeon, are usually billed separately.

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Lowest prices near Chicago

  • Rush Oak Park Hospital

    5.9 mi

    $409

    cash

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago · 2.2 mi

    $428

    cash

  • Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

    Melrose Park · 9.9 mi

    $642

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood · 8.8 mi

    $777

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • MacNeal Hospital Gottlieb Community Health Services Corporation

    Berwyn · 6.0 mi

    $2,202

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • West Suburban Medical Center

    Oak Park · 6.5 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $3,434

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital

    3.6 mi

    $4,394

    cash

  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

    Chicago · 6.3 mi · Same price at 5 other locations

    $7,259

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Advocate Childrens Hospital - Oak Lawn

    Oak Lawn · 10.1 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $7,259

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

How to use these prices

A cash price is what the hospital says it charges patients who pay for themselves. An insured average is what insurance plans pay on average, which is a useful guide when a hospital doesn’t list a cash price. Ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book, and for a written Good Faith Estimate.

For your doctor’s office: these prices are for billing code CPT 42826.

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These are estimates from prices hospitals publish under federal price transparency rules, from files dated Feb 2026 to Mar 2026. They are not a quote or a bill, and the hospital may charge a different amount. “Lowest” means the lowest published price we found, not a guaranteed price.

If you are uninsured or paying cash, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate from the provider before you schedule care, and you can dispute a bill that comes in $400 or more above it.

Your provider may bill a different code for the same visit. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. More about these prices