CPT 44799 · 1,077 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $98.6 at one hospital and $39,536 at another — a 401× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,770.

Cheapest published

$98.6

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

Median across 1,077 hospitals

$1,770

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

Most expensive

$39,536

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

Price distribution

389 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
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$3,539	$1,770	—	—	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$3,565	$1,783	—	—	5 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTERS	MO	$6,883	$1,734	—	—	5 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON	MO	$6,883	$1,734	—	—	5 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,780	$1,807	—	—	5 insurers
COPPER QUEEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AZ	$2,591	$1,814	—	—	5 insurers
THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$2,591	$1,814	—	—	5 insurers
PROGRESS WEST HOSPITAL	MO	$2,833	$1,700	$908	$8,198	5 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$3,140	$1,884	$1,727	$8,427	5 insurers
VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,363	$1,654	$635	$5,848	0 insurers
WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$3,145	$1,887	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$1,603	$1,603	—	—	0 insurers
LEGENT ORTHOPEDIC + SPINE	TX	$3,302	$1,594	—	—	1 insurers
LEGENT ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL	TX	$3,302	$1,594	—	—	1 insurers
ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLC	CO	—	$1,590	$805	$3,000	3 insurers
ELLIS HOSPITAL	NY	$3,176	$1,588	—	—	2 insurers
ELLIS HOSPITAL	NY	$3,176	$1,588	—	—	0 insurers
POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL	CO	$2,265	$1,585	—	—	5 insurers
MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER ALBANY	MO	$2,300	$1,955	—	—	5 insurers
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL	WV	$3,149	$1,575	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	IL	$3,140	$1,570	—	—	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$4,385	$1,973	—	—	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$4,385	$1,973	—	—	5 insurers
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	AR	$2,583	$1,550	—	—	5 insurers
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL	CT	$2,522	$1,488	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERS	AL	$1,486	$1,486	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$1,486	$1,486	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$1,486	$1,486	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$3,008	$1,474	$1,715	$2,948	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$3,008	$1,474	$1,053	$2,948	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$3,008	$1,444	$1,805	$2,948	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$3,008	$1,444	$1,293	$2,948	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$5,005	$2,102	$3,003	$4,254	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$5,005	$2,102	$701	$4,254	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$5,005	$2,102	$3,003	$4,254	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$5,005	$2,102	$701	$4,254	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$5,005	$2,102	$3,003	$4,254	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$5,005	$2,102	$701	$4,254	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$5,005	$2,102	$3,003	$4,254	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$5,005	$2,102	$701	$4,254	5 insurers