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Tonsils and adenoids removal (child under 12) in Iowa: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 22 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 42820

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Madison County Health Care System Winterset$3,4660.6×12026-09-23
Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield$3,5120.6×12026-09-02
Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning$3,5280.6×12026-07-01
Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hawarden$4,1310.7×12026-04-24
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$4,9670.9×12026-06-27
Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton$6,0481.1×202026-03-31
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$6,0481.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo$6,0481.1×182026-03-31
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton$6,0481.1×202026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$6,0481.1×202026-03-31
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$6,9991.2×42025-11-19
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$8,6451.4×62026-02-28
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$8,6461.5×32025-11-19
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque$9,2161.6×52026-03-31
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$10,3961.8×12026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$11,5122.0×22026-09-01
Finley Hospital Dubuque$11,6372.0×42026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$12,8042.3×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$13,1362.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$14,5292.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$16,1542.8×22026-01-28
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa$17,9653.2×32026-07-23

Questions

How much do insurers pay for tonsils and adenoids removal (child under 12) in Iowa?

22 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for tonsils and adenoids removal (child under 12) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 42820, hospital outpatient, the median across 22 hospitals is $7,822, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.