CPT 27687 · 1,111 hospitals reporting

Lengthening of calf muscle

The same procedure costs $187 at one hospital and $36,389 at another — a 195× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,605.

Cheapest published

$187

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

Median across 1,111 hospitals

$2,605

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

Most expensive

$36,389

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

Price distribution

257 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
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT	TN	$11,182	$2,605	—	—	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT TH	TN	$11,182	$2,605	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH	AR	$10,291	$2,573	—	—	5 insurers
RICHMOND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$2,933	$2,653	$502	$3,488	5 insurers
BELL HOSPITAL	MI	$4,160	$2,496	—	—	0 insurers
HOLY FAMILY MEMORIAL	WI	—	$2,423	$430	$4,318	0 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$2,384	$2,384	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$2,384	$2,384	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHEAST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$7,112	$2,845	—	—	5 insurers
ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR	WI	$5,200	$2,340	—	—	0 insurers
EAST VALLEY ER & HOSPITAL	AZ	$5,200	$2,340	—	—	0 insurers
ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL	LA	$5,200	$2,340	—	—	0 insurers
PHYSICIANS CENTRE,THE	TX	$2,314	$2,314	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER- CONWAY	AR	$9,243	$2,311	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	3 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	3 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	4 insurers
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,826	$2,261	—	—	5 insurers
RUTHERFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$5,597	$2,239	—	—	2 insurers
O U MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$29,747	$2,975	$2,662	$24,393	5 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$3,193	$2,235	$2,395	$8,067	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$3,193	$2,235	$2,395	$7,214	4 insurers
ALAMEDA HOSPITAL	CA	$5,975	$2,988	$2,390	$4,481	5 insurers
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL	CA	$5,975	$2,988	$2,390	$4,481	5 insurers
EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL	OH	$2,412	$3,080	$724	$2,412	5 insurers
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER	KS	$7,947	$3,082	$391	$7,343	5 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$3,862	$3,089	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$3,848	$2,116	—	—	5 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$3,363	$2,018	$1,850	$8,427	5 insurers
LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL	PA	$2,270	$3,218	$395	$2,270	5 insurers
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$25,884	$3,265	$911	$25,884	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-LITTLE ROCK	AR	$7,729	$1,932	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTH TEXAS SPINE AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL	TX	$3,284	$3,284	—	—	5 insurers
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS	TN	$9,742	$1,909	—	—	1 insurers
WHEELING HOSPITAL, INC	WV	$3,780	$1,890	—	—	5 insurers