CPT 17340 · 998 hospitals reporting

Cryotherapy for acne

The same procedure costs $52.64 at one hospital and $2,603 at another — a 49× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $131.

Cheapest published

$52.64

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

Median across 998 hospitals

$131

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

Most expensive

$2,603

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

Price distribution

131 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
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$164	$131	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$164	$131	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$164	$131	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$164	$131	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$164	$131	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$164	$131	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$164	$131	—	—	4 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$164	$131	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$164	$131	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$164	$131	—	—	3 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$164	$131	—	—	5 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$164	$131	—	—	4 insurers
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$164	$131	—	—	5 insurers
KEEFE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CO	$133	$133	—	—	0 insurers
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL -	MA	$127	$127	$57.85	$4,142	5 insurers
ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MA	$127	$127	$49.03	$4,142	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$247	$136	—	—	5 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$226	$124	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$198	$139	—	—	4 insurers
LOGAN HEALTH - CHESTER	MT	—	$139	—	—	2 insurers
FRANKLIN HOSPITAL	IL	$165	$123	—	—	5 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE	CA	$403	$141	$40	$112	3 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$412	$144	—	—	5 insurers
ASHLEY MEDICAL CENTER	ND	$145	$145	—	—	5 insurers
BARNES-KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL	PA	$158	$111	—	—	0 insurers
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$153	$153	—	—	5 insurers