CPT 62324 · 1,082 hospitals reporting

Njx interlaminar crv/thrc

The same procedure costs $86.1 at one hospital and $5,809 at another — a 67× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $983.

Cheapest published

$86.1

Lowest published price across all reporting hospitals.

Median across 1,082 hospitals

$983

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

Most expensive

$5,809

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

Price distribution

315 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
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE HOSPI	TX	$1,638	$983	$901	$8,427	5 insurers
BAXTER HEALTH	AR	$1,645	$987	—	—	3 insurers
LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER	RI	$2,466	$989	$613	$2,466	5 insurers
NORTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER LLP	TX	$1,622	$973	$892	$8,427	5 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE SURGICAL HOSPITAL FORTWORTH	TX	$1,655	$993	$910	$8,427	5 insurers
PRINCETON BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$2,003	$1,002	—	—	5 insurers
ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WEST BEND	WI	$1,821	$1,002	—	—	5 insurers
NORTH VISTA HOSPITAL	NV	$2,466	$962	$360	$2,466	5 insurers
UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL	PA	$2,033	$1,017	—	—	5 insurers
UNITED MEDICAL CENTER	DC	$2,034	$1,017	—	—	5 insurers
CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$2,034	$1,017	—	—	5 insurers
WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$1,699	$1,019	$765	$6,771	5 insurers
CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$1,699	$1,019	$765	$6,771	5 insurers
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$1,699	$1,019	$765	$6,771	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,021	—	—	5 insurers
JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL	PA	—	$1,021	—	—	5 insurers
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,683	$943	$91.25	$1,683	5 insurers
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$2,466	$1,025	$21.83	$2,466	5 insurers
WALLOWA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	OR	$1,150	$1,035	$1,093	$1,127	0 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$1,660	$913	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL	NE	$1,254	$1,053	$1,132	$1,229	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL	NE	$1,254	$1,053	$765	$1,698	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER	NE	$1,254	$1,066	$1,132	$1,229	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH SCHUYLER	NE	$1,254	$1,066	$269	$1,420	5 insurers
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$4,204	$882	$270	$4,204	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	OR	$1,269	$865	$685	$1,206	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	OR	$1,269	$865	$413	$1,206	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	WA	$1,269	$865	$685	$1,206	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	WA	$1,269	$865	$413	$1,206	5 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - PANORAMA CITY	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WEST LA	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WOODLAND HILLS	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - BALDWIN PARK	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-MORENO VALLEY	CA	$3,147	$1,101	$829	$2,240	3 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$1,104	—	—	5 insurers