CPT 36246 · 1,196 hospitals reporting

Ins cath abd/l-ext art 2nd

The same procedure costs $85 at one hospital and $41,077 at another — a 483× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,666.

Cheapest published

$85

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

Median across 1,196 hospitals

$1,666

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

Most expensive

$41,077

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
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL	NJ	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - GRAND VIEW CAMPUS	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - EASTON CAMPUS	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - MONROE CAMPUS	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
GEISINGER ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - CARBON CAMPUS	PA	$2,007	$1,666	—	—	3 insurers
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	WA	$4,153	$1,661	—	—	0 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$2,746	$1,675	$1,346	$2,554	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$2,746	$1,675	$450	$4,182	5 insurers
VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,409	$1,686	$961	$1,927	0 insurers
ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL	CA	$1,687	$1,687	—	—	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$2,788	$1,645	$1,533	$2,621	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$2,788	$1,645	$450	$7,273	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$2,788	$1,645	$1,533	$2,621	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$2,788	$1,645	$450	$7,273	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$3,997	$1,691	$2,598	$2,598	1 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$3,997	$1,691	$167	$6,047	5 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SIENA CAMPUS	NV	$7,454	$1,692	$2,236	$5,367	4 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SIENA CAMPUS	NV	$7,454	$1,692	$258	$32,295	5 insurers
ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL	IL	$3,280	$1,640	—	—	5 insurers
MAINEHEALTH MID COAST HOSPITAL	ME	$1,693	$1,693	—	—	4 insurers
CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$6,107	$1,637	$3,298	$5,130	2 insurers
CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$6,107	$1,637	$257	$5,130	5 insurers
WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL	PA	$2,045	$1,636	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD BEMIDJI MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$2,033	$1,626	—	—	3 insurers
MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$4,273	$1,709	—	—	0 insurers
MOSAIC LIFE CARE AT ST JOSEPH	MO	$1,900	$1,615	—	—	5 insurers
CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$4,027	$1,611	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES	ND	$4,027	$1,611	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL	CA	$4,027	$1,611	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-LITTLE ROCK	AR	$6,890	$1,723	—	—	2 insurers
SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM	TX	$4,024	$1,610	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$3,210	$1,605	—	—	5 insurers
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	FL	$2,682	$1,743	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL	IL	$3,490	$1,745	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$3,490	$1,745	—	—	5 insurers