CPT 33992 · 1,030 hospitals reporting

Rmvl perq left heart vad

The same procedure costs $107 at one hospital and $24,757 at another — a 231× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,153.

Cheapest published

$107

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

Median across 1,030 hospitals

$1,153

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

Most expensive

$24,757

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

Price distribution

414 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 ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$3,791	$1,153	$2,730	$2,843	2 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$3,791	$1,153	$0.7	$2,843	5 insurers
MOSAIC LIFE CARE AT ST JOSEPH	MO	$1,300	$1,105	—	—	5 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$3,791	$1,093	$2,730	$2,843	2 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$3,791	$1,093	$0.7	$2,843	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$2,542	$1,075	$1,652	$1,652	1 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$2,542	$1,075	$0.65	$3,462	5 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SAN MARTIN CAMPUS	NV	$6,007	$1,231	$1,802	$32,295	5 insurers
DEACONESS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS	IL	$5,551	$1,055	—	—	5 insurers
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	SC	$2,636	$1,054	—	—	2 insurers
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	TN	$2,636	$1,054	—	—	2 insurers
HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	KY	$2,103	$1,262	—	—	5 insurers
RED BAY HOSPITAL	AL	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WALNUT CREEK	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - REDWOOD CITY	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL MANTECA	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN LEANDRO	CA	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL	CO	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH, INC.	IN	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WESTSIDE	OR	$1,830	$1,025	—	—	3 insurers
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL	CA	$1,713	$1,285	—	—	5 insurers
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$1,713	$1,285	—	—	5 insurers
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,713	$1,285	—	—	5 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND	NJ	$1,007	$1,007	—	—	3 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL	NJ	$1,007	$1,007	—	—	3 insurers
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$4,661	$1,300	$3,729	$4,055	2 insurers
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$4,661	$1,300	$166	$11,223	5 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SIENA CAMPUS	NV	$6,007	$1,364	$1,802	$32,295	5 insurers
DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AR	$2,338	$912	—	—	1 insurers
ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME	IA	$5,196	$909	$4,417	$5,196	2 insurers
ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME	IA	$5,196	$909	$293	$13,476	5 insurers
BURLESON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER	TX	$5,196	$909	$1,964	$5,196	5 insurers
BURLESON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER	TX	$5,196	$909	$293	$9,871	5 insurers
MADISON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER	TX	$5,196	$909	$1,800	$5,196	5 insurers
MADISON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER	TX	$5,196	$909	$293	$9,871	5 insurers