CPT 43999 · 1,041 hospitals reporting

Other procedure on stomach

The same procedure costs $68.2 at one hospital and $20,976 at another — a 308× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,083.

Cheapest published

$68.2

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

Median across 1,041 hospitals

$1,083

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

Most expensive

$20,976

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

Price distribution

350 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	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WEST LA	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WOODLAND HILLS	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-MORENO VALLEY	CA	$3,093	$1,083	$815	$2,202	3 insurers
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL	WV	$2,168	$1,084	—	—	5 insurers
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	NC	$2,146	$1,073	—	—	0 insurers
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	NC	$2,146	$1,073	—	—	0 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	MN	$1,900	$1,064	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	VA	$3,172	$1,110	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$4,948	$1,051	$21.83	$4,842	5 insurers
CHI SAINT JOSEPH BEREA NF	KY	$2,169	$1,046	$998	$1,974	5 insurers
CHI SAINT JOSEPH BEREA NF	KY	$2,169	$1,046	$598	$1,974	5 insurers
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER	DC	$2,085	$1,043	—	—	5 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$2,085	$1,043	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$2,085	$1,043	—	—	5 insurers
CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$2,085	$1,043	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$2,085	$1,043	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$2,085	$1,043	—	—	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$1,132	—	—	5 insurers
TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH	LA	$1,027	$1,027	$681	$1,027	5 insurers
PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$1,027	$1,027	$681	$1,027	5 insurers
METRO NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	TN	$1,905	$1,143	—	—	2 insurers
TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL	MS	$1,015	$1,015	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL	KY	$2,149	$1,012	$1,956	$1,956	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL	KY	$2,149	$1,012	$505	$1,956	5 insurers
HUGGINS HOSPITAL	NH	$2,024	$1,012	—	—	0 insurers
GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$4,318	$1,160	$1,161	$4,318	5 insurers
SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL	CA	$3,120	$1,160	$936	$3,120	5 insurers
CRITTENDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	KY	$1,718	$996	—	—	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$2,344	$1,172	—	—	5 insurers
CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$1,960	$1,176	—	—	5 insurers
BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	NC	$1,960	$1,176	—	—	5 insurers
NORTH VISTA HOSPITAL	NV	$4,886	$986	$911	$4,886	5 insurers
VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL, THE	FL	$1,966	$1,179	$41.06	$4,126	5 insurers