CPT 27618 · 1,140 hospitals reporting

Removal of growth under skin of leg or ankle; less than 3.0 cm

The same procedure costs $111 at one hospital and $30,650 at another — a 277× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,022.

Cheapest published

$111

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

Median across 1,140 hospitals

$2,022

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

Most expensive

$30,650

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

Price distribution

306 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
CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AL	$4,044	$2,022	—	—	2 insurers
CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AL	$4,044	$2,022	—	—	2 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$2,020	$2,020	—	—	5 insurers
SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER - RIVERBEND	OR	$3,094	$2,011	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL	NE	$2,446	$2,055	$2,208	$2,397	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL	NE	$2,446	$2,055	$1,492	$3,312	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$2,062	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER	NE	$2,446	$2,079	$2,208	$2,397	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER	NE	$2,446	$2,079	$524	$2,769	5 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$2,781	$1,947	$1,312	$4,158	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$2,781	$1,947	$1,249	$3,783	4 insurers
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL	WV	$4,212	$2,106	—	—	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$4,219	$2,110	—	—	5 insurers
DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL	CA	$18,651	$2,113	$713	$18,651	5 insurers
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER BEACHES	FL	$10,149	$1,928	—	—	5 insurers
BETHESDA HOSPITAL EAST	FL	$3,264	$2,122	—	—	5 insurers
USA HEALTH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	AL	$5,940	$2,125	—	—	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	NJ	$5,940	$2,125	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	TN	$5,940	$2,125	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$15,390	$1,915	$21.83	$12,312	5 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - PANORAMA CITY	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WEST LA	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WOODLAND HILLS	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-MORENO VALLEY	CA	$6,109	$2,138	$1,417	$3,829	3 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
TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH	LA	$2,187	$2,187	$181	$2,187	5 insurers
PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$2,187	$2,187	$181	$2,187	5 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$2,321	$1,857	—	—	5 insurers
SURGEONS CHOICE MEDICAL CENTER	MI	$6,850	$1,854	—	—	5 insurers