CPT 23071 · 1,244 hospitals reporting

Removal of growth under skin of shoulder area; 3.0 cm or more

The same procedure costs $106 at one hospital and $25,130 at another — a 237× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,053.

Cheapest published

$106

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

Median across 1,244 hospitals

$2,053

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

Most expensive

$25,130

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

Price distribution

391 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 MUSCATINE	IA	$2,566	$2,053	—	—	4 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,566	$2,053	—	—	4 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$2,566	$2,053	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$2,566	$2,053	—	—	4 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,566	$2,053	—	—	4 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$2,570	$2,056	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$2,570	$2,056	—	—	5 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,570	$2,056	—	—	5 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$2,570	$2,056	—	—	4 insurers
OCHSNER WATKINS HOSPITAL	MS	$3,075	$2,060	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$5,098	$2,044	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$5,098	$2,044	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$5,098	$2,044	—	—	4 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$5,098	$2,044	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$5,098	$2,044	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$5,098	$2,044	—	—	4 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$2,062	—	—	5 insurers
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL	WV	$4,212	$2,106	—	—	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$4,219	$2,110	—	—	5 insurers
CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$16,250	$2,113	$344	$16,250	5 insurers
DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL	CA	$3,639	$2,113	$344	$3,639	5 insurers
SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$26,888	$2,113	$344	$26,888	5 insurers
MEADE DISTRICT HOSPITAL	KS	$1,990	$1,990	$696	$2,541	1 insurers
OCHSNER STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MS	$3,075	$2,122	—	—	5 insurers
FIELD HEALTH SYSTEM	MS	$2,592	$1,944	—	—	2 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$5,098	$2,167	—	—	4 insurers
OCHSNER SCOTT REGIONAL	MS	$3,075	$1,937	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$1,936	$1,936	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$1,936	$1,936	—	—	5 insurers
OKLAHOMA SPINE HOSPITAL	OK	$2,462	$2,175	—	—	5 insurers
MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AL	$2,430	$2,187	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$15,390	$1,915	$21.83	$12,312	5 insurers
UNM HOSPITAL	NM	$3,471	$1,909	—	—	5 insurers
THOMAS HOSPITAL	AL	$3,807	$1,904	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,900	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,900	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER	DC	$3,797	$1,899	—	—	5 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$3,797	$1,899	—	—	5 insurers
CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$3,797	$1,899	—	—	5 insurers
OCHSNER LAIRD HOSPITAL	MS	$3,075	$1,876	—	—	5 insurers