CPT 42820

Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy <Age 12

CPT 42820 pays $260.86 in a non-facility setting and $260.86 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $236.66 in Arkansas to $327.40 in Alaska, a 38% spread.

National non-facility rate

$260.86

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$260.86

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$327.40

Alaska

Lowest state
$236.66

Arkansas · 38% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $260.86
CPT 42820 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $260.86, national facility $260.86.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$327.40$327.40
District of Columbia
$288.99$288.99
New York
$286.46$286.46
New Jersey
$282.65$282.65
Florida
$279.86$279.86
California
$275.80$275.80
Illinois
$275.79$275.79
Connecticut
$275.74$275.74
Washington
$275.57$275.57
Massachusetts
$274.52$274.52
Maryland
$268.59$268.59
Hawaii
$266.80$266.80
Colorado
$264.84$264.84
Rhode Island
$264.77$264.77
New Hampshire
$262.66$262.66
Michigan
$262.55$262.55
Oregon
$262.07$262.07
Puerto Rico
$261.71$261.71
Virgin Islands
$261.71$261.71
Pennsylvania
$261.33$261.33
Montana
$260.82$260.82
Georgia
$260.16$260.16
Texas
$258.60$258.60
Delaware
$258.31$258.31
Nevada
$257.67$257.67
New Mexico
$256.20$256.20
West Virginia
$255.75$255.75
Wyoming
$255.74$255.74
Arizona
$254.80$254.80
Virginia
$253.30$253.30
Louisiana
$252.75$252.75
Utah
$252.62$252.62
Missouri
$252.00$252.00
Ohio
$251.98$251.98
Vermont
$250.09$250.09
South Carolina
$250.01$250.01
Minnesota
$250.00$250.00
North Dakota
$249.16$249.16
Maine
$248.88$248.88
South Dakota
$247.78$247.78
Kentucky
$247.66$247.66
North Carolina
$246.79$246.79
Oklahoma
$245.35$245.35
Indiana
$243.15$243.15
Wisconsin
$242.86$242.86
Tennessee
$242.28$242.28
Idaho
$242.17$242.17
Mississippi
$241.28$241.28
Kansas
$241.11$241.11
Nebraska
$240.61$240.61
Iowa
$240.15$240.15
Alabama
$239.32$239.32
Arkansas
$236.66$236.66

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Commercial rates for 42820

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