CPT 27605 · 1,053 hospitals reporting

Incision of achilles tendon

The same procedure costs $114 at one hospital and $17,443 at another — a 153× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,131.

Cheapest published

$114

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

Median across 1,053 hospitals

$2,131

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

Most expensive

$17,443

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

Price distribution

268 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
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$5,327	$2,131	—	—	4 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$5,327	$2,131	—	—	3 insurers
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSP AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS	CO	$5,327	$2,131	—	—	4 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST	CO	$5,327	$2,131	—	—	3 insurers
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL	IL	$5,327	$2,131	—	—	3 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$5,196	$2,084	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$5,196	$2,084	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$5,196	$2,084	—	—	4 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$5,196	$2,084	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$5,196	$2,084	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$5,196	$2,084	—	—	4 insurers
DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL	CA	$3,639	$2,058	$253	$3,639	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$4,108	$2,054	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$5,196	$2,208	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$4,460	$2,230	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$4,460	$2,230	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL	IL	$4,460	$2,230	—	—	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$2,007	—	—	5 insurers
CHI ST LUKES HEALTH MEMORIAL LUFKIN	TX	$6,448	$2,257	$499	$5,803	5 insurers
CHI ST LUKES HEALTH MEMORIAL LIVINGSTON	TX	$6,448	$2,257	$280	$5,803	5 insurers
UT OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS JR.	TX	$3,982	$1,991	—	—	5 insurers
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL	CT	$4,465	$2,277	—	—	5 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	$3,824	$2,320	$182	$178,963	5 insurers
GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -	CT	$4,465	$2,322	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO	ND	$2,926	$2,341	—	—	2 insurers
ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AL	$4,801	$1,920	—	—	5 insurers
TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH	LA	$4,239	$2,373	$135	$4,027	5 insurers
PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$4,239	$2,373	$135	$4,027	5 insurers
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL	WV	$3,766	$1,883	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,876	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,876	—	—	5 insurers
BELL HOSPITAL	MI	$3,108	$1,865	—	—	0 insurers
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER	DC	$3,697	$1,849	—	—	5 insurers
CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$3,697	$1,849	—	—	5 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$3,696	$1,848	—	—	5 insurers
SURGEONS CHOICE MEDICAL CENTER	MI	$6,850	$1,838	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL - SALT LAKE	UT	$6,126	$2,450	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-DAVIS	UT	$6,126	$2,450	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-JORDAN VALLEY	UT	$6,126	$2,450	—	—	5 insurers
MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$9,823	$2,456	—	—	5 insurers