CPT 42821

Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Age 12/>

CPT 42821 pays $272.22 in a non-facility setting and $272.22 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $246.84 in Arkansas to $341.19 in Alaska, a 38% spread.

National non-facility rate

$272.22

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$272.22

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$341.19

Alaska

Lowest state
$246.84

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 $272.22
CPT 42821 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $272.22, national facility $272.22.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$341.19$341.19
District of Columbia
$301.75$301.75
New York
$298.98$298.98
New Jersey
$295.05$295.05
Florida
$291.87$291.87
California
$288.12$288.12
Connecticut
$287.80$287.80
Washington
$287.77$287.77
Illinois
$287.57$287.57
Massachusetts
$286.65$286.65
Maryland
$280.31$280.31
Hawaii
$278.69$278.69
Colorado
$276.49$276.49
Rhode Island
$276.34$276.34
New Hampshire
$274.18$274.18
Michigan
$273.82$273.82
Oregon
$273.60$273.60
Puerto Rico
$273.12$273.12
Virgin Islands
$273.12$273.12
Pennsylvania
$272.65$272.65
Montana
$272.18$272.18
Georgia
$271.38$271.38
Texas
$269.85$269.85
Delaware
$269.55$269.55
Nevada
$268.92$268.92
New Mexico
$267.19$267.19
Wyoming
$266.92$266.92
West Virginia
$266.60$266.60
Arizona
$265.88$265.88
Virginia
$264.36$264.36
Louisiana
$263.61$263.61
Utah
$263.55$263.55
Missouri
$262.85$262.85
Ohio
$262.82$262.82
Minnesota
$261.06$261.06
Vermont
$261.05$261.05
South Carolina
$260.81$260.81
North Dakota
$260.11$260.11
Maine
$259.72$259.72
South Dakota
$258.69$258.69
Kentucky
$258.29$258.29
North Carolina
$257.50$257.50
Oklahoma
$255.92$255.92
Indiana
$253.72$253.72
Wisconsin
$253.50$253.50
Tennessee
$252.78$252.78
Idaho
$252.69$252.69
Mississippi
$251.63$251.63
Kansas
$251.56$251.56
Nebraska
$251.08$251.08
Iowa
$250.59$250.59
Alabama
$249.64$249.64
Arkansas
$246.84$246.84

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Commercial rates for 42821

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