CPT 45333 · 1,131 hospitals reporting

Sigmoidoscopy & polypectomy

The same procedure costs $75.5 at one hospital and $19,858 at another — a 263× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,190.

Cheapest published

$75.5

Lowest published price across all reporting hospitals.

Median across 1,131 hospitals

$1,190

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

Most expensive

$19,858

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

Price distribution

322 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
GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,462	$1,190	$152	$2,462	5 insurers
WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,462	$1,190	$152	$2,462	5 insurers
LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,462	$1,190	$152	$2,462	5 insurers
CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$5,113	$1,190	$152	$5,113	5 insurers
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$5,113	$1,190	$152	$5,113	5 insurers
DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL	CA	$3,113	$1,190	$152	$3,113	5 insurers
MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$5,113	$1,190	$152	$5,113	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$2,376	$1,188	—	—	5 insurers
DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	LA	$1,729	$1,210	—	—	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$1,161	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL	KS	$1,358	$1,154	—	—	0 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	HI	$3,144	$1,226	$706	$2,521	3 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$3,086	$1,237	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$3,086	$1,237	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$3,086	$1,237	—	—	4 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$3,086	$1,237	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$3,086	$1,237	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$3,086	$1,237	—	—	4 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$1,141	$1,141	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$1,141	$1,141	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$3,231	$1,131	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$3,231	$1,131	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	VA	$3,231	$1,131	—	—	5 insurers
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL	CT	$2,133	$1,259	—	—	5 insurers
YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$1,712	$1,270	$1,455	$1,661	5 insurers
YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$1,712	$1,270	$97.99	$1,661	5 insurers
GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -	CT	$2,133	$1,109	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$2,262	$1,108	$1,289	$2,217	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$2,262	$1,108	$792	$2,217	5 insurers
BAXTER HEALTH	AR	$2,120	$1,272	—	—	3 insurers
HARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KY	$1,561	$1,093	—	—	5 insurers
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL	CT	$2,133	$1,088	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$2,262	$1,086	$1,357	$2,217	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$2,262	$1,086	$973	$2,217	5 insurers
EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$1,660	$1,079	—	—	3 insurers
COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$1,078	$1,078	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$2,637	$1,078	$21.83	$2,637	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	OK	$1,078	$1,078	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$3,086	$1,312	—	—	5 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - PANORAMA CITY	CA	$3,760	$1,316	$799	$2,160	3 insurers