CPT 11421 · 1,584 hospitals reporting

Removal of noncancer skin growth of scalp; neck; hands; feet; or genitals; 0.6-1.0 cm

The same procedure costs $57 at one hospital and $17,598 at another — a 309× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $841.

Cheapest published

$57

114 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,584 hospitals

$841

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$17,598

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

500 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER HEBER SPRINGS	AR	$3,365	$841	—	—	3 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$1,046	$837	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON HOSPITAL	FL	$1,570	$849	—	—	5 insurers
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY	NY	$850	$850	$61.01	$407	5 insurers
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$2,184	$852	—	—	2 insurers
ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$2,135	$854	—	—	4 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$1,507	$829	—	—	5 insurers
LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$1,377	$826	—	—	2 insurers
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$15,390	$821	$21.83	$12,312	5 insurers
CARLE RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$819	$819	—	—	4 insurers
BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	AR	$1,732	$866	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER	DC	$1,628	$814	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$1,628	$814	—	—	5 insurers
CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$1,628	$814	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$1,628	$814	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$1,628	$814	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL	PA	—	$812	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL	PA	—	$812	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH	NE	$1,620	$810	$1,004	$1,296	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH	NE	$1,620	$810	$209	$6,169	5 insurers
JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$1,620	$810	—	—	0 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$2,501	$875	—	—	5 insurers
PENDER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	NE	$1,951	$878	$500	$1,892	5 insurers
SURGEONS CHOICE MEDICAL CENTER	MI	$4,850	$804	—	—	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH TURTLE LAKE	ND	$1,133	$804	$804	$1,076	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH TURTLE LAKE	ND	$1,133	$804	$804	$1,122	5 insurers
BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	NC	$1,466	$880	—	—	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$884	—	—	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$1,105	$884	—	—	5 insurers
LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER	RI	$6,563	$792	$520	$6,234	5 insurers
STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$791	$791	—	—	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$1,800	$900	$314	$1,746	5 insurers
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO	ND	$1,128	$902	—	—	2 insurers
CAMPBELL COUNTY HEALTH	WY	$780	$780	—	—	0 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$1,809	$905	—	—	5 insurers
GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,210	$906	$96.12	$2,210	5 insurers
WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,210	$906	$96.12	$2,210	5 insurers
LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,210	$906	$96.12	$2,210	5 insurers
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$9,400	$906	$96.12	$9,400	5 insurers
DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,897	$906	$96.12	$2,897	5 insurers