CPT 31632 · 988 hospitals reporting

Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope; each additional lobe

The same procedure costs $60.5 at one hospital and $17,117 at another — a 283× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $778.

Cheapest published

$60.5

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

Median across 988 hospitals

$778

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

Most expensive

$17,117

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

Price distribution

309 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
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE	CA	$2,224	$778	$721	$2,002	3 insurers
RANDOLPH HOSPITAL	NC	$3,894	$779	—	—	1 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH	AR	$3,103	$776	—	—	2 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$1,750	$788	—	—	5 insurers
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL	CT	$1,259	$743	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	MN	$1,463	$819	—	—	5 insurers
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$2,235	$820	$1,565	$1,766	3 insurers
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$2,235	$820	$68.02	$6,060	5 insurers
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$2,069	$827	—	—	4 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$2,069	$827	—	—	3 insurers
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSP AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS	CO	$2,069	$827	—	—	4 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST	CO	$2,069	$827	—	—	3 insurers
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL	IL	$2,069	$827	—	—	3 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER- CONWAY	AR	$2,857	$714	—	—	2 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER NORTH LITTLE ROCK	AR	$2,837	$709	—	—	2 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$1,704	$852	—	—	5 insurers
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH	CO	$1,244	$871	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$1,382	$677	$788	$1,354	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$1,382	$677	$484	$1,354	5 insurers
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$1,191	$893	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$1,382	$663	$829	$1,354	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$1,382	$663	$594	$1,354	5 insurers
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,301	$663	$1,726	$1,910	4 insurers
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,301	$663	$47.49	$7,809	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH	ND	$1,755	$895	$1,299	$1,580	3 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH	ND	$1,755	$895	$1,158	$1,580	4 insurers