CPT 42800 · 1,059 hospitals reporting

Biopsy; oropharynx

The same procedure costs $116 at one hospital and $28,703 at another — a 248× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,870.

Cheapest published

$116

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

Median across 1,059 hospitals

$1,870

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

Most expensive

$28,703

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

Price distribution

255 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
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$3,739	$1,870	—	—	2 insurers
COOKEVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$3,108	$1,905	—	—	2 insurers
METRO NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	TN	$3,185	$1,911	—	—	5 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$7,069	$1,814	—	—	0 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$7,069	$1,814	$568	$2,699	5 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,780	$1,807	—	—	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$1,937	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$3,269	$1,798	—	—	5 insurers
USA HEALTH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	AL	$5,160	$1,943	—	—	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	NJ	$5,160	$1,943	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	TN	$5,160	$1,943	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER	DC	$3,567	$1,784	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$3,567	$1,784	—	—	5 insurers
CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$3,567	$1,784	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$3,567	$1,784	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$3,567	$1,784	—	—	5 insurers
TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH	LA	$1,759	$1,759	$135	$1,759	5 insurers
PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$1,759	$1,759	$135	$1,759	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$3,963	$1,982	—	—	5 insurers
CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$2,918	$1,751	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,737	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,737	—	—	5 insurers
CAMPBELL COUNTY HEALTH	WY	$1,666	$1,666	—	—	0 insurers
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL	CT	$2,679	$1,581	—	—	5 insurers
SEQUOYAH COUNTY-CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT	OK	$2,096	$1,572	—	—	5 insurers
DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$3,729	$1,551	$85.54	$3,102	5 insurers
OAKLEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL	WI	$2,463	$2,216	$0	$2,463	5 insurers
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	GA	$2,168	$1,518	—	—	0 insurers
ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$3,010	$1,505	—	—	5 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	$390	$2,238	$54.5	$18,252	5 insurers
NEVADA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$2,268	$2,268	$680	$3,851	0 insurers
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$2,288	$2,288	—	—	5 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE SURGICAL HOSPITAL FORTWORTH	TX	$2,418	$1,451	$1,330	$8,427	5 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$2,060	$1,442	$1,159	$2,005	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$2,060	$1,442	$1,103	$6,136	4 insurers
BOZEMAN HEALTH DEACONESS HOSPITAL	MT	$1,791	$1,433	$152	$1,791	5 insurers
BOZEMAN HEALTH BIG SKY MEDICAL CENTER	MT	$1,791	$1,433	$152	$1,791	5 insurers
KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER-BROOKHAVEN	MS	$4,718	$1,415	—	—	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$4,669	$2,335	$813	$4,529	5 insurers
GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -	CT	$2,679	$1,393	—	—	5 insurers