CPT 32999 · 962 hospitals reporting

Ct-wire localization lung

The same procedure costs $61.12 at one hospital and $24,995 at another — a 409× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,189.

Cheapest published

$61.12

Lowest published price across all reporting hospitals.

Median across 962 hospitals

$1,189

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

Most expensive

$24,995

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

Price distribution

288 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
ST TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL	LA	$1,954	$1,172	—	—	0 insurers
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER BISMARCK	ND	$1,508	$1,206	—	—	3 insurers
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$2,431	$1,216	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$3,294	$1,153	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$3,294	$1,153	—	—	5 insurers
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,246	$1,145	—	—	4 insurers
ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL	CO	$3,085	$1,234	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER	DC	$2,503	$1,252	—	—	5 insurers
CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$2,503	$1,252	—	—	5 insurers
UNM HOSPITAL	NM	$2,043	$1,124	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$1,820	$1,110	$892	$1,693	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$1,820	$1,110	$382	$13,842	5 insurers
POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL	CO	$1,582	$1,107	—	—	5 insurers
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL	CA	$1,710	$1,283	—	—	5 insurers
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$1,710	$1,283	—	—	5 insurers
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,710	$1,283	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PORTAGE MEDICAL CENTER	OH	$1,456	$1,092	—	—	1 insurers
LAKE HEALTH	OH	$1,456	$1,092	—	—	0 insurers
RAINBOW BABIES AND CHILDRENS HOSPITAL	OH	$1,456	$1,092	—	—	1 insurers
ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLC	CO	—	$1,062	$363	$1,500	3 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$2,634	$1,317	—	—	5 insurers
MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES	CO	$1,513	$1,059	—	—	5 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,759	$1,055	—	—	0 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,759	$1,055	—	—	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$2,477	$1,048	$1,610	$1,610	1 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$2,477	$1,048	$0.65	$3,196	5 insurers
MOSAIC LIFE CARE AT ST JOSEPH	MO	$1,230	$1,046	—	—	5 insurers
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO	CO	$1,571	$1,021	—	—	5 insurers
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO - COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	$1,571	$1,021	—	—	5 insurers
HILTON HEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$1,018	$294	$1,803	5 insurers
EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$1,018	$294	$7,646	5 insurers
COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL	SC	—	$1,018	$294	$1,598	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$2,249	$1,012	—	—	5 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$2,497	$1,373	—	—	4 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$2,497	$1,373	—	—	4 insurers
MERCY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,491	$996	—	—	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	CO	$2,491	$996	—	—	5 insurers
ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WEST BEND	WI	$1,805	$993	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$1,980	$990	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$1,980	$990	—	—	5 insurers