CPT 42720 · 1,024 hospitals reporting

I & d parapharyrgeal abcess

The same procedure costs $104 at one hospital and $18,275 at another — a 176× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,817.

Cheapest published

$104

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

Median across 1,024 hospitals

$1,817

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

Most expensive

$18,275

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

Price distribution

205 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	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WEST LA	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WOODLAND HILLS	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-MORENO VALLEY	CA	$5,191	$1,817	$2,754	$7,444	3 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,780	$1,807	—	—	5 insurers
UNION HOSPITAL CLINTON	IN	$3,068	$1,841	—	—	0 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$1,843	$1,843	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$2,449	$1,959	—	—	4 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,449	$1,959	—	—	4 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$2,449	$1,959	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$2,449	$1,959	—	—	4 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,449	$1,959	—	—	4 insurers
ALTRU HOSPITAL	ND	$2,728	$1,664	—	—	0 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$2,486	$1,989	—	—	5 insurers
JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER	KY	$6,442	$1,997	—	—	5 insurers
COOKEVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$2,640	$1,618	—	—	2 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$1,533	$1,533	—	—	1 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$4,400	$2,200	—	—	5 insurers
DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$1,430	$1,430	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER	IA	$1,420	$1,420	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$1,957	$1,370	$1,468	$3,927	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$1,957	$1,370	$1,438	$6,136	4 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$4,423	$1,345	$3,184	$3,317	2 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$4,423	$1,345	$3,184	$16,174	5 insurers
BRISTOL HOSPITAL	CT	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IN	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL	KY	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSTON HEALTH	NC	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL	TN	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TN	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$8,841	$1,326	—	—	5 insurers