CPT 57156 · 1,064 hospitals reporting

Ins vag brachytx device

The same procedure costs $53 at one hospital and $8,161 at another — a 154× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $571.

Cheapest published

$53

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

Median across 1,064 hospitals

$571

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

Most expensive

$8,161

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

Price distribution

304 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 PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL	WA	$917	$569	$625	$625	2 insurers
HILTON HEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$573	$257	$1,014	5 insurers
EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$573	$257	$2,843	5 insurers
COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL	SC	—	$573	$257	$899	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL - SALT LAKE	UT	$1,445	$578	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-DAVIS	UT	$1,445	$578	—	—	5 insurers
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL	DC	$1,452	$581	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$1,396	$560	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$1,396	$560	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$1,396	$560	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$1,396	$560	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$1,396	$560	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$1,396	$560	—	—	5 insurers
ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL, LLC	CO	—	$554	$237	$753	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - PANORAMA CITY	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WEST LA	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WOODLAND HILLS	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-MORENO VALLEY	CA	$1,687	$590	$312	$844	3 insurers
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,158	$591	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$1,396	$593	—	—	5 insurers
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL	CT	$1,013	$598	—	—	5 insurers
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	CO	$1,551	$543	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL	CO	$1,551	$543	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL	CO	$1,551	$543	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$672	$538	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$672	$538	—	—	1 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$672	$538	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$672	$538	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$672	$538	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$672	$538	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$672	$538	—	—	4 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$672	$538	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$672	$538	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$672	$538	—	—	3 insurers