CPT 36140 · 1,182 hospitals reporting

Insertion of needle or tube into artery of arm or leg

The same procedure costs $57.9 at one hospital and $19,432 at another — a 336× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $863.

Cheapest published

$57.9

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

Median across 1,182 hospitals

$863

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

Most expensive

$19,432

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

Price distribution

500 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
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	WA	$2,149	$860	—	—	0 insurers
HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$2,166	$866	—	—	2 insurers
DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	LA	$1,240	$868	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	IL	$1,740	$870	—	—	5 insurers
CHI ST LUKE'S HEALTH BRAZOSPORT	TX	$2,489	$871	$1,245	$2,144	3 insurers
CHI ST LUKE'S HEALTH BRAZOSPORT	TX	$2,489	$871	$149	$12,750	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S PATIENTS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$2,418	$846	$1,572	$1,814	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S PATIENTS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$2,418	$846	$100	$2,749	5 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$1,676	$838	—	—	5 insurers
POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL	CO	$1,271	$890	—	—	5 insurers
MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES	CO	$1,271	$890	—	—	5 insurers
VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,194	$836	$476	$955	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL	NJ	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - GRAND VIEW CAMPUS	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - EASTON CAMPUS	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - MONROE CAMPUS	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
GEISINGER ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - CARBON CAMPUS	PA	$998	$828	—	—	3 insurers
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$1,284	$899	—	—	5 insurers
CARLE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$906	$906	—	—	5 insurers
WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$3,315	$908	$365	$3,050	5 insurers
WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$3,315	$908	$96.98	$5,742	5 insurers
MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$3,315	$908	$365	$2,751	5 insurers
MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$3,315	$908	$83.33	$7,484	5 insurers
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$1,628	$814	—	—	2 insurers
SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	NJ	$810	$810	—	—	5 insurers
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,294	$918	—	—	1 insurers
TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL	WA	$2,294	$918	—	—	0 insurers
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,294	$918	—	—	0 insurers
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL	WA	$2,015	$806	—	—	0 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH SEBRING	FL	$1,545	$927	$95.49	$1,391	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$2,331	$932	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$2,331	$932	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM	TX	$990	$940	—	—	0 insurers
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,521	$776	—	—	4 insurers
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,521	$776	—	—	5 insurers