Tonsillectomy cost in Denver, CO

Tonsil removal, age 12 and up. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 10 hospitals within 25 miles of Denver.

Lowest published price$460
Typical price (median)$3,514
Highest published price$4,638

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 Denver

  • Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora · 7.8 mi

    $460

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

    Highlands Ranch · 13.8 mi

    $2,363

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • UCHealth Broomfield Hospital

    Broomfield · 12.2 mi

    $2,515

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Adventhealth Porter

    Denver · 5.3 mi

    $3,514

    cash

  • Adventhealth Littleton

    Littleton · 9.9 mi

    $3,514

    cash

  • Adventhealth Avista

    Louisville · 18.6 mi

    $3,514

    cash

  • Adventhealth Parker

    Parker · 18.8 mi

    $3,514

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora · 7.8 mi

    $3,900

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Denver Health Medical Center

    Denver · 2.2 mi

    $4,522

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Central Park Er, A Part of Rose

    Denver · 0.0 mi · Same price at 13 other locations

    $4,638

    insured avg

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. 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