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Tonsillectomy (under age 12) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System

1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date December 16, 2025 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 42820.

$5,917
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $5,917 — 27% above the Washington, DC metro median of $4,646. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
CignaAll Products $2,850 negotiated rate
AetnaPPO $4,179 negotiated rate
AetnaPOS-EPO-HMO $4,691 negotiated rate
UHCMamsi-Non Options (+1 same-rate plans) $5,757 negotiated rate
CarefirstHMO $5,917 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $6,627 negotiated rate
CignaIfp $7,713 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO Exchange $9,341 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO-PPO-Par $11,676 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemMedicare Advantage $5,956 negotiated rate
Cigna HealthspringMedicare Advantage $5,956 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Advantage $5,956 negotiated rate
UHCMedicare Advantage $5,956 negotiated rate
AetnaMedicare Advantage $6,016 negotiated rate
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

What do insurance plans pay for tonsillectomy (under age 12) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System?

Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists 9 commercial plan rates for Tonsillectomy (under age 12), from $2,850 (Cigna) to $11,676 (Anthem), with a median of $5,917. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $4,646.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date December 16, 2025. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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