CPT 28108 · 1,070 hospitals reporting

Removal of cyst or growth of toe bone

The same procedure costs $185 at one hospital and $24,185 at another — a 131× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,364.

Cheapest published

$185

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

Median across 1,070 hospitals

$1,364

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

Most expensive

$24,185

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

Price distribution

238 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
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$1,730	$1,384	—	—	5 insurers
TOPS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL	TX	$3,838	$1,343	$1	$5,747	5 insurers
OSWEGO HOSPITAL	NY	$1,777	$1,332	—	—	5 insurers
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$1,650	$1,320	—	—	5 insurers
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$1,650	$1,320	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER	IA	$1,312	$1,312	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTH CENTRAL REG MED CTR	MS	$3,116	$1,309	—	—	3 insurers
SOUTH CENTRAL HEALTH	ND	$3,116	$1,309	—	—	3 insurers
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH	MN	$1,299	$1,299	—	—	1 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE HOSPI	TX	$2,159	$1,295	$1,187	$8,427	5 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$2,897	$1,449	—	—	5 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE SURGICAL HOSPITAL FORTWORTH	TX	$2,418	$1,451	$1,330	$8,427	5 insurers
SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$3,743	$1,273	—	—	5 insurers
ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR	WI	$3,310	$1,489	—	—	0 insurers
EAST VALLEY ER & HOSPITAL	AZ	$3,310	$1,490	—	—	0 insurers
ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL	LA	$3,310	$1,490	—	—	0 insurers
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,227	$1,227	—	—	5 insurers
EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$2,351	$1,528	—	—	3 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,386	$1,551	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$1,675	$1,173	—	—	4 insurers
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$4,006	$1,562	—	—	3 insurers
LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL	PA	$2,331	$1,581	$405	$2,331	5 insurers
SCHOOLCRAFT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$1,418	$1,134	—	—	5 insurers
CHI SAINT JOSEPH BEREA NF	KY	$2,347	$1,131	$1,080	$2,136	5 insurers
CHI SAINT JOSEPH BEREA NF	KY	$2,347	$1,131	$648	$2,565	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$1,791	$1,123	—	—	2 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$1,791	$1,123	—	—	2 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$2,687	$1,612	$1,478	$8,427	5 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	4 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	3 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	5 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$1,374	$1,099	—	—	4 insurers