CPT 40812 · 1,119 hospitals reporting

Excision of lesion of mucosa and submucosa, vestibule of mouth; with simple repair

The same procedure costs $70.7 at one hospital and $22,997 at another — a 325× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,179.

Cheapest published

$70.7

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

Median across 1,119 hospitals

$1,179

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

Most expensive

$22,997

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

Price distribution

314 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
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$11,579	$1,158	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$3,000	$1,200	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$3,000	$1,200	—	—	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$1,157	$1,157	—	—	5 insurers
BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER	IA	$1,416	$1,203	—	—	4 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY	WY	$1,124	$1,124	—	—	5 insurers
HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE	IA	$1,453	$1,235	—	—	2 insurers
BALDWIN HEALTH	AL	$2,150	$1,118	—	—	3 insurers
PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,150	$1,118	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH BAY	CA	$2,150	$1,118	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ORANGE COUNTY - ANAHEIM	CA	$2,150	$1,118	—	—	3 insurers
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,150	$1,118	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN MARCOS	CA	$2,150	$1,118	—	—	3 insurers
IZARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	AR	$1,260	$1,260	—	—	2 insurers
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	NC	$2,158	$1,079	—	—	0 insurers
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	NC	$2,158	$1,079	—	—	0 insurers
FIELD HEALTH SYSTEM	MS	$1,432	$1,074	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$1,336	$1,069	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - JACKSONVILLE	FL	$5,561	$1,057	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER BEACHES	FL	$5,531	$1,051	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$1,012	$1,012	—	—	1 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$1,442	$1,009	$1,082	$3,927	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$1,442	$1,009	$1,082	$6,136	4 insurers
HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	ME	$1,059	$1,006	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$2,042	$1,001	$1,164	$2,001	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$2,042	$1,001	$715	$2,001	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$3,894	$1,363	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$2,042	$980	$1,225	$2,001	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$2,042	$980	$878	$2,001	5 insurers
SAINT JOHN HOSPITAL	KS	$5,665	$1,461	$471	$4,532	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH FISH MEMORIAL	FL	$1,519	$835	$346	$3,736	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH DELAND	FL	$1,519	$835	$337	$3,084	5 insurers
AdventHealth Palm Coast	FL	$1,512	$831	$336	$3,179	5 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$1,493	$816	—	—	5 insurers
TOPS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL	TX	$2,312	$809	$1	$5,394	5 insurers
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	AR	$2,583	$1,550	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$1,131	$792	—	—	4 insurers
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$789	$789	—	—	5 insurers
FIRST CARE HEALTH CENTER	ND	$789	$789	—	—	1 insurers
FIRST CARE HEALTH CENTER	ND	$789	$789	—	—	5 insurers