CPT 42000 · 1,189 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $69.3 at one hospital and $6,756 at another — a 97× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $360.

Cheapest published

$69.3

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

Median across 1,189 hospitals

$360

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

Most expensive

$6,756

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

Price distribution

498 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
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$720	$360	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$720	$360	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$720	$360	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$898	$360	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$898	$360	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$898	$360	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$898	$360	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$898	$360	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$898	$360	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$587	$358	$288	$546	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$587	$358	$123	$4,182	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$714	$357	—	—	5 insurers
GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL	PA	$445	$356	—	—	5 insurers
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$729	$365	—	—	2 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$877	$373	—	—	5 insurers
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$887	$346	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$468	$374	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL	NE	$446	$375	$403	$437	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL	NE	$446	$375	$272	$604	5 insurers
OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM	LA	$753	$377	—	—	5 insurers
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR	NY	$377	$377	—	—	5 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	$577	$342	$20	$27,004	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER	NE	$446	$379	$403	$437	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER	NE	$446	$379	$95.54	$505	5 insurers
BELL HOSPITAL	MI	$633	$380	—	—	0 insurers
GRANVILLE HEALTH SYSTEMS	NC	$424	$339	—	—	0 insurers
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	CO	$1,089	$381	—	—	5 insurers
LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL	CO	$1,089	$381	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL	CO	$1,089	$381	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL	CO	$1,089	$381	—	—	5 insurers
RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$898	$382	—	—	5 insurers
GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL	MN	$898	$382	—	—	5 insurers
BRAXTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	WV	$672	$336	—	—	0 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$483	$386	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$483	$386	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$483	$386	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$483	$386	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$483	$386	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$483	$386	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$483	$386	—	—	4 insurers