CPT 28120 · 1,140 hospitals reporting

Partial removal of infected foot or heel bone

The same procedure costs $145 at one hospital and $29,018 at another — a 200× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,692.

Cheapest published

$145

2 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

$2,692

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

Most expensive

$29,018

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

Price distribution

291 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
HARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KY	$3,846	$2,692	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$6,794	$2,718	—	—	2 insurers
CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$6,807	$2,723	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$3,326	$2,661	—	—	5 insurers
RICHMOND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$3,662	$2,653	$753	$3,662	5 insurers
TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH	LA	$2,627	$2,627	$403	$2,627	5 insurers
PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$2,627	$2,627	$403	$2,627	5 insurers
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$5,542	$2,771	—	—	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT	TN	$11,911	$2,775	—	—	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT TH	TN	$11,911	$2,775	—	—	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$2,778	$2,778	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$3,708	$2,596	$2,781	$5,405	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$3,708	$2,596	$2,533	$7,214	4 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$5,101	$2,790	—	—	4 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER- CONWAY	AR	$11,240	$2,810	—	—	5 insurers
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$3,553	$2,842	$1,421	$2,842	5 insurers
RUSSELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL	KS	$3,360	$2,856	—	—	0 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$5,733	$2,867	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$3,139	$2,511	—	—	5 insurers
PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL	LA	$2,899	$2,899	—	—	5 insurers
BOULDER CITY HOSPITAL	NV	$3,416	$2,903	—	—	5 insurers
UNM HOSPITAL	NM	$5,283	$2,906	—	—	5 insurers
MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$3,803	$2,472	—	—	5 insurers
RUTHERFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$7,282	$2,913	—	—	2 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$2,960	$2,960	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$2,960	$2,960	—	—	5 insurers
THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - BOSTON	MA	$3,000	$3,000	—	—	1 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN - PHILADELPHIA	PA	$3,000	$3,000	—	—	0 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$2,359	$2,359	—	—	1 insurers
EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL	OH	$6,003	$3,080	$534	$6,003	5 insurers
JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$4,433	$2,217	—	—	0 insurers
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	GA	$4,536	$3,175	—	—	0 insurers
LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL	PA	$9,783	$3,218	$1,011	$7,826	5 insurers
HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$9,272	$3,270	$467	$7,418	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER	IA	$2,090	$2,090	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNT GRANT GENERAL HOSPITAL	NV	$7,743	$3,345	$1,011	$7,743	5 insurers
ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$7,743	$3,345	$1,011	$7,743	5 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$4,216	$3,373	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$4,216	$3,373	—	—	5 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$4,216	$3,373	—	—	5 insurers