CPT 27535 · 1,010 hospitals reporting

Treatment of broken side of upper end of shin bone

The same procedure costs $142 at one hospital and $57,935 at another — a 409× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,699.

Cheapest published

$142

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

Median across 1,010 hospitals

$2,699

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

Most expensive

$57,935

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

Price distribution

210 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
REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL	ME	$3,595	$2,696	—	—	5 insurers
OAKLEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL	WI	$3,002	$2,702	$0	$3,002	5 insurers
MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$4,109	$2,671	—	—	5 insurers
ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	OH	$3,329	$2,663	$932	$3,163	4 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$4,430	$2,658	$2,437	$8,427	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S PATIENTS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$7,830	$2,741	$5,090	$5,873	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S PATIENTS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$7,830	$2,741	$521	$9,158	5 insurers
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$3,437	$2,750	—	—	5 insurers
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH	MN	$2,642	$2,642	—	—	1 insurers
SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC	RI	$4,671	$2,802	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$3,690	$2,583	—	—	2 insurers
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$2,848	$2,848	—	—	5 insurers
TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	TX	$2,857	$2,857	—	—	5 insurers
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,507	$2,507	—	—	5 insurers
RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$2,772	$2,495	—	—	0 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$5,361	$2,932	—	—	5 insurers
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$2,343	$2,343	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER BEACHES	FL	$12,330	$2,343	—	—	5 insurers
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	AR	$5,094	$3,056	—	—	5 insurers
MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AL	$2,529	$2,276	—	—	5 insurers
MARK TWAIN MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$3,331	$2,218	$1,803	$3,264	5 insurers
MARK TWAIN MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$3,331	$2,218	$681	$3,264	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$2,765	$2,212	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,765	$2,212	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$2,765	$2,212	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$2,765	$2,212	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$2,765	$2,212	—	—	4 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,765	$2,212	—	—	3 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,765	$2,212	—	—	5 insurers
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR	NY	$2,155	$2,155	—	—	5 insurers
SIDNEY HEALTH CENTER	MT	$3,413	$2,113	—	—	5 insurers
SIDNEY HEALTH CENTER	MT	$3,413	$2,113	—	—	4 insurers
RIVER'S EDGE HOSPITAL & CLINIC	MN	$4,109	$3,287	—	—	5 insurers
MID VALLEY HOSPITAL & CLINIC	WA	$2,938	$2,057	—	—	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY	WY	$3,370	$3,370	—	—	5 insurers
WHIDBEYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,021	$2,021	—	—	0 insurers
JEFFERSON HEALTHCARE	WA	—	$1,976	—	—	0 insurers
CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER	NH	$7,100	$1,960	—	—	5 insurers
CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER	NH	$7,100	$1,960	—	—	5 insurers
PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL	ME	$2,439	$1,951	—	—	5 insurers