CPT 28022 · 999 hospitals reporting

Incision of midfoot joint for exploration; fluid drainage; or removal of foreign body

The same procedure costs $78 at one hospital and $18,803 at another — a 241× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,753.

Cheapest published

$78

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

Median across 999 hospitals

$1,753

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

Most expensive

$18,803

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

Price distribution

162 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
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$1,699	$1,699	—	—	1 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,780	$1,807	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC	RI	$3,023	$1,814	—	—	3 insurers
BAXTER HEALTH	AR	$3,278	$1,967	—	—	3 insurers
BELL HOSPITAL	MI	$2,563	$1,538	—	—	0 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$3,363	$2,018	$1,850	$8,427	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$2,027	$2,027	—	—	5 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE SURGICAL HOSPITAL FORTWORTH	TX	$2,418	$1,451	$1,330	$8,427	5 insurers
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH	MN	$1,432	$1,432	—	—	1 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$3,947	$2,159	—	—	5 insurers
TOPS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL	TX	$3,838	$1,343	$1	$5,747	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$1,851	$1,295	—	—	4 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE HOSPI	TX	$2,159	$1,295	$1,187	$8,427	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$1,543	$1,234	—	—	5 insurers
CODY REGIONAL HEALTH	WY	$1,447	$1,230	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	4 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	3 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	5 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	4 insurers
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,522	$1,218	—	—	5 insurers
MID VALLEY HOSPITAL & CLINIC	WA	$1,739	$1,217	—	—	5 insurers
MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AL	$1,317	$1,185	—	—	5 insurers
RIVER'S EDGE HOSPITAL & CLINIC	MN	$1,476	$1,181	—	—	5 insurers
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$1,128	$1,128	—	—	5 insurers
TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	TX	$1,087	$1,087	—	—	5 insurers
NORTH CANYON MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$1,297	$1,038	—	—	5 insurers
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$1,013	$1,013	—	—	5 insurers
NORTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER LLP	TX	$1,671	$1,003	$919	$8,427	5 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$3,139	$2,511	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$2,540	$2,540	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$2,540	$2,540	—	—	5 insurers
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$926	$926	—	—	5 insurers