CPT 63661 · 1,074 hospitals reporting

Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array using fluoroscopic guidance

The same procedure costs $230 at one hospital and $34,915 at another — a 152× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,641.

Cheapest published

$230

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

Median across 1,074 hospitals

$2,641

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

Most expensive

$34,915

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

Price distribution

270 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
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$6,602	$2,641	—	—	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$6,602	$2,641	—	—	3 insurers
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSP AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS	CO	$6,602	$2,641	—	—	3 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST	CO	$6,602	$2,641	—	—	3 insurers
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL	IL	$6,602	$2,641	—	—	3 insurers
SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER - RIVERBEND	OR	$4,034	$2,622	—	—	5 insurers
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$10,000	$2,662	—	—	5 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER NORTH LITTLE ROCK	AR	$10,760	$2,690	—	—	5 insurers
OKLAHOMA SPINE HOSPITAL	OK	$3,100	$2,575	—	—	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$5,123	$2,562	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$5,123	$2,562	—	—	0 insurers
NEBRASKA SPINE HOSPITAL, LLC	NE	$4,270	$2,535	—	—	1 insurers
HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$6,303	$2,521	—	—	2 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH FISH MEMORIAL	FL	$4,578	$2,518	$881	$4,846	5 insurers
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	IL	$5,020	$2,510	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$5,020	$2,510	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$2,508	$2,508	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$2,508	$2,508	—	—	5 insurers
O U MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$25,020	$2,502	$1,650	$20,517	5 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	HI	$7,135	$2,783	$1,562	$5,578	3 insurers
MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$3,803	$2,472	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$7,024	$2,810	—	—	2 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	$4,111	$2,817	$583	$192,395	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$2,838	$2,838	—	—	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$2,438	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$6,921	$2,422	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$6,921	$2,422	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION GILES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$6,921	$2,422	—	—	5 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$5,216	$2,869	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$5,216	$2,869	—	—	5 insurers
ST TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL	LA	$4,790	$2,874	—	—	0 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$4,070	$2,401	$2,239	$3,826	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$4,070	$2,401	$613	$6,796	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$4,070	$2,401	$2,239	$3,826	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$4,070	$2,401	$613	$6,796	5 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$4,362	$2,386	—	—	5 insurers
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL	WV	$4,719	$2,360	—	—	5 insurers
HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$2,602	$2,342	—	—	5 insurers
LEGENT SURGICAL HOSPITAL PLANO	TX	$7,752	$2,942	—	—	4 insurers
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$4,538	$2,314	—	—	4 insurers