CPT 20983 · 1,052 hospitals reporting

Ablate bone tumor(s) perq

The same procedure costs $525 at one hospital and $67,272 at another — a 128× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $8,086.

Cheapest published

$525

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

Median across 1,052 hospitals

$8,086

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

Most expensive

$67,272

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

Price distribution

314 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
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$19,080	$8,109	—	—	4 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$14,659	$8,062	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$14,659	$8,062	—	—	5 insurers
LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER	RI	$11,978	$8,118	$1,423	$11,379	5 insurers
CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$20,406	$8,162	—	—	1 insurers
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL	WA	$19,968	$7,987	—	—	1 insurers
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL	WI	$12,502	$8,251	—	—	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$14,720	$7,850	$11,040	$13,984	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$14,720	$7,850	$6,079	$28,092	5 insurers
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$20,881	$8,353	—	—	4 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$20,881	$8,353	—	—	3 insurers
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSP AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS	CO	$20,881	$8,353	—	—	4 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST	CO	$20,881	$8,353	—	—	3 insurers
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL	IL	$20,881	$8,353	—	—	3 insurers
GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -	CT	$14,942	$7,770	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$26,108	$8,415	$21.83	$20,886	5 insurers
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$16,528	$8,429	—	—	4 insurers
UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL	CO	$25,520	$7,656	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$19,080	$7,651	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$19,080	$7,651	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$19,080	$7,651	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$19,080	$7,651	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$19,080	$7,651	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$19,080	$7,651	—	—	5 insurers
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL	CT	$14,942	$7,620	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERS	AL	$7,558	$7,558	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$7,558	$7,558	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$7,558	$7,558	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$21,466	$7,513	$9,660	$21,466	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$21,466	$7,513	$900	$23,255	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$21,466	$7,513	$9,230	$21,466	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$21,466	$7,513	$1,076	$23,255	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$21,466	$7,513	$9,230	$21,466	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$21,466	$7,513	$900	$23,255	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$21,466	$7,513	$9,230	$21,466	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$21,466	$7,513	$900	$23,255	5 insurers
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO	ND	$9,330	$7,464	—	—	2 insurers
ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON	CA	$25,275	$7,431	$18,198	$20,726	2 insurers
ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON	CA	$25,275	$7,431	$343	$25,275	5 insurers
MOUNT GRANT GENERAL HOSPITAL	NV	$26,108	$7,418	$1,582	$25,325	5 insurers