CPT 64488 · 1,063 hospitals reporting

Transversus abdominis plane (tap) block (abdominal plane block, rectus sheath block) bilateral; by i

The same procedure costs $50.4 at one hospital and $20,412 at another — a 405× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $895.

Cheapest published

$50.4

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

Median across 1,063 hospitals

$895

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

Most expensive

$20,412

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

Price distribution

433 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
JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER	WY	$895	$895	—	—	0 insurers
GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL	AL	$1,601	$897	—	—	5 insurers
GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL	AL	$1,601	$897	—	—	5 insurers
GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,601	$897	—	—	5 insurers
GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,601	$897	—	—	5 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,100	$880	—	—	0 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CT	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL	SC	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CTR WASHINGTON COUNTY	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
WEST ALLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER KENOSHA	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA BAYCARE MEDICAL CTR	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CTR OSHKOSH	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$1,820	$910	—	—	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	OR	$1,251	$852	$676	$1,188	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	OR	$1,251	$852	$407	$1,188	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	WA	$1,251	$852	$676	$1,188	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	WA	$1,251	$852	$407	$1,188	5 insurers
JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER	WY	$852	$852	—	—	0 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$2,344	$940	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$2,344	$940	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$2,344	$940	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$2,344	$940	—	—	5 insurers
POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IA	$1,045	$941	—	—	0 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	$1,885	$943	$0	$2,632	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$2,386	$957	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$2,392	$959	—	—	5 insurers
HSHS ST CLARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$1,459	$963	—	—	5 insurers
LORING HOSPITAL	IA	$1,030	$824	—	—	0 insurers
ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$1,624	$974	$195	$8,198	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$1,624	$974	$195	$8,198	5 insurers
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL	CT	$1,381	$815	—	—	5 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE HOSPI	TX	$1,638	$983	$901	$8,427	5 insurers
UNION HOSPITAL CLINTON	IN	$1,326	$796	—	—	0 insurers
CODY REGIONAL HEALTH	WY	$920	$782	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$2,392	$1,017	—	—	5 insurers
BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$773	$773	—	—	0 insurers