CPT 22899 · 916 hospitals reporting

Unlisted procedure, spine

The same procedure costs $86.76 at one hospital and $30,202 at another — a 348× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,463.

Cheapest published

$86.76

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

Median across 916 hospitals

$1,463

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

Most expensive

$30,202

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

Price distribution

213 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
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL	NJ	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - GRAND VIEW CAMPUS	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - EASTON CAMPUS	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - MONROE CAMPUS	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
GEISINGER ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - CARBON CAMPUS	PA	$1,762	$1,463	—	—	3 insurers
CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$3,697	$1,479	—	—	0 insurers
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,225	$1,446	$9,060	$13,493	1 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-LITTLE ROCK	AR	$5,541	$1,385	—	—	5 insurers
SEQUOYAH COUNTY-CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT	OK	$2,060	$1,545	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO	ND	$1,962	$1,570	—	—	2 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIF	CA	$1,343	$1,343	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	IL	$1,343	$1,343	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	MO	$1,343	$1,343	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	OH	$1,343	$1,343	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	SC	$1,343	$1,343	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	TX	$1,343	$1,343	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	WA	$1,343	$1,343	—	—	5 insurers
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	CO	$3,717	$1,301	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL	CO	$3,717	$1,301	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL	CO	$3,717	$1,301	—	—	5 insurers
THOMAS HOSPITAL	AL	$2,555	$1,277	—	—	5 insurers
THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - BOSTON	MA	$1,246	$1,246	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$4,503	$1,801	—	—	2 insurers
UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL	CO	$3,717	$1,115	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$1,665	$1,044	—	—	2 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$1,665	$1,044	—	—	2 insurers
NORTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER LLP	TX	$3,157	$1,894	$1,720	$14,483	5 insurers
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$2,939	$1,029	—	—	5 insurers
ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR	WI	$2,247	$1,011	—	—	0 insurers
TOPS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL	TX	$5,495	$1,923	$1	$5,394	5 insurers
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO	CO	$1,376	$894	—	—	5 insurers
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO - COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	$1,376	$894	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH	AL	$10,694	$2,032	—	—	5 insurers
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	NC	$4,069	$2,035	—	—	0 insurers
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	NC	$4,069	$2,035	—	—	0 insurers