CPT 40801 · 1,033 hospitals reporting

Drainage of mouth lesion

The same procedure costs $65.53 at one hospital and $16,863 at another — a 257× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $964.

Cheapest published

$65.53

Lowest published price across all reporting hospitals.

Median across 1,033 hospitals

$964

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

Most expensive

$16,863

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

Price distribution

263 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 - PANORAMA CITY	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WEST LA	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WOODLAND HILLS	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-MORENO VALLEY	CA	$2,753	$964	$455	$1,231	3 insurers
JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL	IL	$1,378	$965	—	—	4 insurers
PROVIDENT HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	IL	$1,378	$965	—	—	4 insurers
EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$2,466	$986	—	—	0 insurers
DLP SWAIN COUNTY HOSPITAL LLC	NC	$2,466	$986	—	—	0 insurers
HUNT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$1,438	$935	—	—	0 insurers
D W MCMILLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AL	$1,654	$992	—	—	5 insurers
ATMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AL	$1,654	$992	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL	CO	$1,673	$1,004	—	—	5 insurers
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,767	$901	—	—	4 insurers
ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLC	CO	—	$889	$450	$889	3 insurers
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL	WA	$2,639	$1,056	—	—	1 insurers
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$866	$866	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$1,237	$866	—	—	4 insurers
HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$2,672	$1,069	—	—	2 insurers
OCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	MS	$1,336	$855	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$1,059	$847	—	—	4 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,059	$847	—	—	4 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$1,059	$847	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$1,059	$847	—	—	4 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,059	$847	—	—	4 insurers
BELL HOSPITAL	MI	$1,412	$847	—	—	0 insurers
CODY REGIONAL HEALTH	WY	$1,273	$1,082	—	—	5 insurers
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$1,685	$843	—	—	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$1,548	$825	$1,161	$1,471	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$1,548	$825	$433	$1,940	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$1,380	$1,104	—	—	5 insurers
COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$818	$818	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	OK	$818	$818	—	—	5 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,340	$804	—	—	0 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,340	$804	—	—	5 insurers