CPT 21450 · 1,072 hospitals reporting

Cltx mndblr fx w/o mnpj

The same procedure costs $65.53 at one hospital and $18,448 at another — a 282× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $827.

Cheapest published

$65.53

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

Median across 1,072 hospitals

$827

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

Most expensive

$18,448

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

Price distribution

290 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	$1,944	$826	—	—	4 insurers
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL	CT	$1,625	$829	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$1,169	$818	—	—	5 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$1,486	$817	—	—	4 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$1,486	$817	—	—	4 insurers
JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL	IL	$1,201	$841	—	—	5 insurers
PROVIDENT HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	IL	$1,201	$841	—	—	5 insurers
GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -	CT	$1,625	$845	—	—	5 insurers
ALTRU HOSPITAL	ND	$1,408	$859	—	—	0 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH LONDON	KY	$2,413	$861	$2,196	$2,196	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH LONDON	KY	$2,413	$861	$345	$3,802	5 insurers
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$1,727	$864	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO	ND	$985	$788	—	—	2 insurers
JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$786	$786	—	—	0 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$1,944	$780	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$1,944	$780	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$1,944	$780	—	—	4 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$1,944	$780	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$1,944	$780	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$1,944	$780	—	—	4 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	$4,631	$778	$135	$216,731	5 insurers
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	NY	—	$878	$537	$12,701	5 insurers
MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER	MN	$981	$883	—	—	5 insurers
ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLC	CO	—	$889	$224	$1,762	3 insurers
COOK CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER PROSPER	TX	$1,202	$902	—	—	5 insurers
WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AR	$1,205	$904	—	—	0 insurers
MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	AR	$1,508	$905	—	—	1 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$2,611	$914	$537	$1,493	3 insurers