Tonsillectomy cost in Knoxville, TN

Tonsil removal, age 12 and up. Prices below are average insured rates published by 4 hospitals within 25 miles of Knoxville.

Lowest published price$2,782
Typical price (median)$2,788
Highest published price$2,841
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Lowest prices near Knoxville

  • Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

    Oak Ridge · 16.9 mi

    $2,782

    insured avg

  • Peninsula Behavioral Health

    Knoxville · 7.5 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,784

    insured avg

  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

    Knoxville · 2.9 mi

    $2,792

    insured avg

  • Fort Loudoun Medical Center

    Lenoir City · 20.0 mi

    $2,841

    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