Tonsillectomy Cost in Virginia (2026)
Last updated: May 2026
Tonsillectomy costs $6,538 on average without insurance in Virginia, based on actual CMS data from 31 hospitals. Prices range from $0 to $27,483 depending on hospital, facility type, and whether you pay cash. These figures come from federally required hospital price transparency files — not estimates.
31 hospitals in Virginia report pricing for tonsillectomy. The average cash price is $6,538.
31
in Virginia
$10,897
gross charge
$6,538
40% below list price
$0 – $27,483
2748298.0x spread
Hospital Prices in Virginia
Sorted by lowest cash price| Hospital | City | List Price | Cash Price | Negotiated Range | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA HOSPITALS Government - Hospital District or Authority | RICHMOND | $0 | $0 | $2,794 – $5,931 | 0.1/10 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER Government - State | CHARLOTTESVILLE | $0 | $0 | $2,794 – $5,931 | 0.1/10 | |
| VCU HEALTH TAPPAHANNOCK HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | TAPPAHANNOCK | $0 | $0 | $2,794 – $5,931 | 0.1/10 | |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Government - Hospital District or Authority | SOUTH HILL | $0 | $0 | $3,097 – $5,931 | 0.1/10 | |
| BON SECOURS ST MARYS HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | RICHMOND | $16,344 | $9,806-40% | $2,983 – $18,258 | 0.1/10 | |
| BON SECOURS SOUTHSIDE MEDICAL CENTER Proprietary | PETERSBURG | $20,689 | $12,413-40% | $2,839 – $15,161 | 0.1/10 | |
| MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | NEWPORT NEWS | $22,657 | $13,594-40% | $2,798 – $22,657 | 0.1/10 | |
| BON SECOURS ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Church | MIDLOTHIAN | $27,483 | $16,490-40% | $2,839 – $20,093 | 0.1/10 | |
| INOVA MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ALEXANDRIA | N/A | N/A | $2,983 – $7,933 | 0.1/10 | |
| DOMINION HOSPITAL Proprietary | FALLS CHURCH | N/A | N/A | $8,526 – $8,526 | 0.1/10 | |
| UVA HEALTH CULPEPER MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | CULPEPER | N/A | N/A | $1,705 – $10,935 | 0.1/10 | |
| CJW MEDICAL CENTER Proprietary | RICHMOND | N/A | N/A | $1,995 – $9,041 | 0.1/10 | |
| RIVERSIDE WALTER REED HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | GLOUCESTER | N/A | N/A | $2,592 – $22,416 | 0.1/10 | |
| RIVERSIDE SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ONANCOCK | N/A | N/A | $2,592 – $23,414 | 0.1/10 | |
| CARILION STONEWALL JACKSON HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | LEXINGTON | N/A | N/A | $232 – $15,082 | 0.1/10 | |
| INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ALEXANDRIA | N/A | N/A | $2,983 – $7,845 | 0.1/10 | |
| JOHN RANDOLPH MEDICAL CENTER Proprietary | HOPEWELL | N/A | N/A | $1,995 – $9,041 | 0.1/10 | |
| MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | FREDERICKSBURG | N/A | N/A | $2,983 – $8,286 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL ALLEGHANY Proprietary | LOW MOOR | N/A | N/A | $62 – $9,914 | 0.1/10 | |
| INOVA LOUDOUN HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | LEESBURG | N/A | N/A | $2,983 – $7,904 | 0.1/10 | |
| RIVERSIDE DOCTORS' HOSPITAL OF WILLIAMSBURG Voluntary non-profit - Private | WILLIAMSBURG | N/A | N/A | $2,592 – $19,878 | 0.1/10 | |
| VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | ARLINGTON | N/A | N/A | $2,424 – $6,401 | 0.1/10 | |
| NOVANT PRINCE WILLIAM MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | MANASSAS | N/A | N/A | $3,172 – $10,607 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL PULASKI Proprietary | PULASKI | N/A | N/A | $2,550 – $8,526 | 0.1/10 | |
| HENRICO DOCTORS' HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Other | RICHMOND | N/A | N/A | $1,995 – $9,041 | 0.1/10 | |
| INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | FALLS CHURCH | N/A | N/A | $2,983 – $7,894 | 0.1/10 | |
| INOVA FAIR OAKS HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Other | FAIRFAX | N/A | N/A | $2,983 – $7,903 | 0.1/10 | |
| CARILION TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Other | TAZEWELL | N/A | N/A | $210 – $17,018 | 0.1/10 | |
| RIVERSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | NEWPORT NEWS | N/A | N/A | $2,592 – $21,835 | 0.1/10 | |
| UVA HEALTH HAYMARKET MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | HAYMARKET | N/A | N/A | $3,172 – $9,588 | 0.1/10 | |
| SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Proprietary | FREDERICKSBURG | N/A | N/A | $2,550 – $8,526 | 0.1/10 |
RICHMOND, VA · Government - Hospital District or Authority
List Price
$0
Cash Price
$0
Negotiated Range
$2,794 – $5,931
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · Government - State
List Price
$0
Cash Price
$0
Negotiated Range
$2,794 – $5,931
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$0
Cash Price
$0
Negotiated Range
$2,794 – $5,931
SOUTH HILL, VA · Government - Hospital District or Authority
List Price
$0
Cash Price
$0
Negotiated Range
$3,097 – $5,931
RICHMOND, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$16,344
Cash Price
$9,806-40%
Negotiated Range
$2,983 – $18,258
PETERSBURG, VA · Proprietary
List Price
$20,689
Cash Price
$12,413-40%
Negotiated Range
$2,839 – $15,161
NEWPORT NEWS, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$22,657
Cash Price
$13,594-40%
Negotiated Range
$2,798 – $22,657
MIDLOTHIAN, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Church
List Price
$27,483
Cash Price
$16,490-40%
Negotiated Range
$2,839 – $20,093
ALEXANDRIA, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,983 – $7,933
FALLS CHURCH, VA · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$8,526 – $8,526
CULPEPER, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,705 – $10,935
RICHMOND, VA · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,995 – $9,041
GLOUCESTER, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,592 – $22,416
ONANCOCK, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,592 – $23,414
LEXINGTON, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$232 – $15,082
ALEXANDRIA, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,983 – $7,845
HOPEWELL, VA · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,995 – $9,041
FREDERICKSBURG, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,983 – $8,286
LOW MOOR, VA · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$62 – $9,914
LEESBURG, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,983 – $7,904
WILLIAMSBURG, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,592 – $19,878
ARLINGTON, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,424 – $6,401
MANASSAS, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$3,172 – $10,607
PULASKI, VA · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,550 – $8,526
RICHMOND, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,995 – $9,041
FALLS CHURCH, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,983 – $7,894
FAIRFAX, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,983 – $7,903
TAZEWELL, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$210 – $17,018
NEWPORT NEWS, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,592 – $21,835
HAYMARKET, VA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$3,172 – $9,588
FREDERICKSBURG, VA · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,550 – $8,526
Tonsillectomy Cost by City in Virginia
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What Affects Tonsillectomy Cost in Virginia
The cost of tonsillectomy in Virginia depends on several factors, including the type of facility, whether you have insurance, and local market dynamics.
The total cost of tonsillectomy includes more than the surgeon's fee. Facility charges, anesthesia, pre-operative testing, and post-operative care all contribute. Ambulatory surgery centers, where medically appropriate, can offer significant savings compared to hospital settings.
Based on data from 31 hospitals in Virginia, tonsillectomy prices range from $0 to $27,483 — a 27483.0x difference. This wide variation underscores why comparing prices before scheduling is critical for controlling your out-of-pocket costs.
Hospital vs. Outpatient Center Pricing in Virginia
The setting where tonsillectomy is performed in Virginia significantly impacts total cost. Hospital inpatient stays are the most expensive, followed by hospital outpatient departments, then ambulatory surgery centers.
For patients who are medically appropriate for outpatient surgery, ASCs offer a compelling combination of lower cost and shorter wait times. Many are physician-owned and focus exclusively on surgical care.
Discuss options with your surgeon and, if you're self-pay, ask about pricing at each available setting before scheduling.
Self-Pay vs. Insurance Cost Differences in Virginia
Self-pay patients in Virginia often have access to significantly discounted rates for tonsillectomy. Under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180.50), hospitals must publish their discounted cash prices alongside standard charges.
In Virginia, the average cash price for tonsillectomy is $6,538, which is 40% lower than the average list price of $10,897. This discount is typical of what self-pay patients can expect when asking for the hospital's uninsured rate.
For insured patients, the negotiated rate between your plan and the hospital determines your cost share. If you haven't met your deductible, you may pay more than the cash price. It's worth asking the hospital whether their self-pay rate is lower than what your insurance would charge — some patients save money by not filing a claim.
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Data sourced from hospital machine-readable price transparency files as required by 45 CFR Parts 180 and 182. Prices are informational only and may not reflect current rates. Always confirm pricing directly with the hospital before scheduling.