Norfolk, VA · ≈3 mi · pediatric
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$4,718
median of 10 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
$3,099
median of 2 plans
hospital file · March 17, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
How much does tonsillectomy (under age 12) cost near Portsmouth, VA?
Hospitals within 12 miles of Portsmouth, VA, nearest first (distances approximate). Prices come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: July 1, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 24, 2026. CPT 42820. See every Hampton Roads, VA hospital for this procedure →
Median commercial rates on file run from $5,299 (Chesapeake General Hospital, ≈8 mi) to $12,739 (Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, ≈3 mi) — 2.4× apart within a short drive of Portsmouth, VA. That spread is why this page exists.
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Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$5,299
median of 4 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · July 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Norfolk, VA · ≈6 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$12,599
median of 3 plans
Medicare
$5,949
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Suffolk, VA · ≈9 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$12,599
median of 3 plans
Medicare
$5,949
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Virginia Beach, VA · ≈10 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$12,680
median of 3 plans
Medicare
$5,949
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Norfolk, VA · ≈3 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$12,739
median of 3 plans
Medicare
$5,949
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
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| Children's Hospital of the King's DaughtersNorfolk, VA · ≈3 mi · pediatric | — | $4,718median of 10 plans | — | $3,099median of 2 plans | hospital fileMarch 17, 2026 |
| Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · ≈3 mi | — | $12,739median of 3 plans | $5,949median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA · ≈6 mi | — | $12,599median of 3 plans | $5,949median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA · ≈8 mi | — | $5,299median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJuly 1, 2026 |
| Sentara Obici HospitalSuffolk, VA · ≈9 mi | — | $12,599median of 3 plans | $5,949median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · ≈10 mi | — | $12,680median of 3 plans | $5,949median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Table is ordered nearest-first from central Portsmouth, VA. Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital
Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia,
radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible,
and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →
Common questions
Which hospital near Portsmouth, VA lists the lowest price for tonsillectomy (under age 12)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Chesapeake General Hospital (≈8 mi from Portsmouth, VA) lists the lowest ($5,299, median of 4 plan rates) and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital the highest ($12,739, median of 3 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. Distances are approximate (measured between ZIP-code centroids). These are price disclosures, not quotes.