CPT 23073 · 1,114 hospitals reporting

Removal of growth of muscle of shoulder; 5.0 cm or more

The same procedure costs $163 at one hospital and $45,660 at another — a 281× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $3,041.

Cheapest published

$163

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

Median across 1,114 hospitals

$3,041

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

Most expensive

$45,660

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

Price distribution

251 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
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE	CA	$8,689	$3,041	$2,818	$7,828	3 insurers
MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM	AL	$12,014	$3,004	—	—	5 insurers
MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM	AL	$12,014	$3,004	—	—	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC	MD	$26,684	$3,097	$726	$26,684	5 insurers
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$12,626	$3,097	$726	$12,626	5 insurers
CAMPBELL COUNTY HEALTH	WY	$3,100	$3,100	—	—	0 insurers
ARKANSAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL	AR	$7,125	$3,153	$1,071	$4,275	5 insurers
NORTH VISTA HOSPITAL	NV	$14,671	$3,159	$619	$14,671	5 insurers
OAKLEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL	WI	$3,245	$2,921	$0	$3,245	5 insurers
KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$20,689	$2,903	$1,192	$20,275	5 insurers
MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$11,200	$2,903	$564	$8,960	5 insurers
DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$32,426	$2,903	$815	$25,941	5 insurers
HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$14,801	$2,903	$746	$11,841	5 insurers
UNM HOSPITAL	NM	$5,278	$2,903	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$5,469	$2,899	$702	$5,469	5 insurers
SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AR	$9,613	$2,884	—	—	1 insurers
GARDEN CITY HOSPITAL	MI	$10,095	$2,881	$1,544	$10,095	5 insurers
CHOCTAW HEALTH CENTER	MS	$6,447	$3,224	—	—	1 insurers
CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	OK	$6,447	$3,224	—	—	1 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$6,488	$3,244	—	—	5 insurers
BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER	DE	$3,334	$2,834	—	—	1 insurers
LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER	RI	$8,835	$3,249	$1,251	$8,393	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$2,827	$2,827	—	—	5 insurers
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$7,068	$2,757	—	—	2 insurers
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER	KS	$7,292	$2,736	$847	$6,737	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL	PA	—	$3,356	—	—	5 insurers