Tonsillectomy cost in Los Angeles, CA

Tonsil removal, age 12 and up. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 22 hospitals within 25 miles of Los Angeles.

Lowest published price$1,679
Typical price (median)$4,368
Highest published price$13,868

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 Los Angeles

  • UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital

    Los Angeles · 18.5 mi

    $1,679

    insured avg

  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles · 11.0 mi

    $1,829

    insured avg

  • Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center

    Glendale · 5.9 mi

    $2,874

    insured avg

  • Northridge Hospital Medical Center

    Northridge · 20.2 mi

    $3,103

    insured avg

  • Southern California Hospital at Culver City

    Culver City · 8.4 mi

    $3,176

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach

    Long Beach · 19.1 mi

    $3,294

    insured avg

  • Southern California Hospital at Hollywood

    Hollywood · 5.2 mi

    $3,427

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Los Angeles Community Hospital at Norwalk

    Norwalk · 14.2 mi

    $3,739

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • Los Angeles Community Hospital

    Los Angeles · 3.8 mi

    $3,973

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • California Hospital Medical Center

    Los Angeles · 1.1 mi

    $4,042

    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