CPT 56501 · 1,148 hospitals reporting

Simple destruction of growth of external female genitals

The same procedure costs $94.04 at one hospital and $13,610 at another — a 145× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,920.

Cheapest published

$94.04

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

Median across 1,148 hospitals

$1,920

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

Most expensive

$13,610

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

Price distribution

339 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
MUNSON HEALTHCARE GRAYLING HOSPITAL	MI	$2,259	$1,920	—	—	4 insurers
ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER	NE	$2,000	$1,920	—	—	0 insurers
UPHS MARQUETTE DLP HOSPITAL	MI	$3,231	$1,939	—	—	0 insurers
CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL	TX	$5,758	$2,015	$92.91	$5,544	5 insurers
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$3,615	$1,808	—	—	5 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,780	$1,807	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$6,347	$2,059	$382	$6,347	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$5,087	$1,780	—	—	5 insurers
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL -	MA	$2,060	$2,060	$1,200	$4,755	5 insurers
ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MA	$2,060	$2,060	$1,061	$4,755	5 insurers
DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$5,001	$2,062	$111	$4,125	5 insurers
DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$2,516	$1,761	—	—	5 insurers
BROADDUS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC	WV	$2,516	$1,761	—	—	5 insurers
WEBSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$2,516	$1,761	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH	AR	$8,415	$2,104	—	—	4 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$3,839	$2,111	—	—	5 insurers
LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$3,527	$2,116	—	—	2 insurers
MOSAIC LIFE CARE AT ST JOSEPH	MO	$2,500	$2,125	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$4,263	$1,705	—	—	2 insurers
SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AR	$5,684	$1,705	—	—	3 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-LITTLE ROCK	AR	$8,556	$2,139	—	—	4 insurers
ALTRU HOSPITAL	ND	$2,785	$1,699	—	—	0 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$2,680	$2,144	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL	PA	—	$2,145	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL	PA	—	$2,145	—	—	5 insurers
USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL	CA	$6,143	$2,150	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$5,372	$2,154	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$5,372	$2,154	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$5,372	$2,154	—	—	4 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$5,372	$2,154	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$5,372	$2,154	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$5,372	$2,154	—	—	4 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$4,100	$1,640	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$4,100	$1,640	—	—	5 insurers
SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$4,611	$1,568	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$5,372	$2,283	—	—	5 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - PANORAMA CITY	CA	$6,548	$2,292	$1,724	$4,660	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$6,548	$2,292	$1,724	$4,660	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$6,548	$2,292	$1,724	$4,660	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$6,548	$2,292	$1,724	$4,660	3 insurers