CPT 27530 · 1,256 hospitals reporting

Treat knee fracture

The same procedure costs $74.5 at one hospital and $4,455 at another — a 60× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $494.

Cheapest published

$74.5

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

Median across 1,256 hospitals

$494

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

Most expensive

$4,455

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

Price distribution

500 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
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN/QUEENS	NY	—	$494	$270	$2,884	5 insurers
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$989	$495	—	—	5 insurers
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	AR	$827	$496	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$983	$492	—	—	0 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$904	$497	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$904	$497	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$1,022	$491	$613	$1,002	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$1,022	$491	$439	$1,002	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$1,022	$501	$583	$1,002	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$1,022	$501	$358	$1,002	5 insurers
SANFORD USD MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$629	$503	—	—	3 insurers
MOSAIC LIFE CARE AT ST JOSEPH	MO	$570	$485	—	—	3 insurers
MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER ALBANY	MO	$570	$485	—	—	2 insurers
MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER - MARYVILLE	MO	$570	$485	—	—	5 insurers
EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$1,210	$484	—	—	0 insurers
DLP SWAIN COUNTY HOSPITAL LLC	NC	$1,210	$484	—	—	0 insurers
O U MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$5,097	$510	$194	$4,179	5 insurers
SEQUOYAH COUNTY-CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT	OK	$680	$510	—	—	5 insurers
CLEVELAND AREA HOSPITAL	OK	$513	$513	—	—	5 insurers
MCKENZIE HEALTH SYSTEM	MI	$594	$475	—	—	5 insurers
TOPS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL	TX	$1,354	$474	$1	$5,394	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-DAVIS	UT	$1,184	$474	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-JORDAN VALLEY	UT	$1,184	$474	—	—	5 insurers
STEVENS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$688	$516	—	—	5 insurers
KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER	MI	$552	$469	—	—	1 insurers
ACADIA ST LANDRY	LA	$695	$521	—	—	1 insurers
HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$1,311	$524	—	—	2 insurers
TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL	VA	$1,319	$528	—	—	0 insurers
SANFORD WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$576	$461	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD TRACY MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$576	$461	—	—	5 insurers
PEACEHEALTH KETCHIKAN MEDICAL CENTER	AK	$814	$529	—	—	0 insurers
YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$619	$459	$256	$600	5 insurers
GOSHEN HOSPITAL	IN	$757	$530	—	—	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$572	$457	—	—	2 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$572	$457	—	—	5 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$572	$457	—	—	5 insurers
ST GABRIELS HOSPITAL	MN	$909	$455	$321	$864	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$908	$454	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$668	$535	—	—	4 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$668	$535	—	—	4 insurers