Tonsillectomy cost in Pittsburgh, PA

Tonsil removal, age 12 and up. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 6 hospitals within 25 miles of Pittsburgh.

Lowest published price$937
Typical price (median)$2,783
Highest published price$4,334

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 Pittsburgh

  • Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver · 24.7 mi

    $937

    cash

  • Heritage Valley Kennedy

    Sewickley · 11.0 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $1,215

    cash

  • UPMC Mercy

    Pittsburgh · 2.3 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,763

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC East

    Monroeville · 13.8 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,803

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC Childrens

    Pittsburgh · 4.7 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,949

    insured avg · Hospital fee only

  • UPMC Washington

    Washington · 20.9 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $4,334

    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 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