CPT 69205 · 1,158 hospitals reporting

Clear outer ear canal

The same procedure costs $78.6 at one hospital and $18,448 at another — a 235× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,517.

Cheapest published

$78.6

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

Median across 1,158 hospitals

$1,517

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

Most expensive

$18,448

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

Price distribution

357 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
OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER - SCREVEN	GA	$1,517	$1,517	$242	$1,088	5 insurers
STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$1,500	$1,500	—	—	5 insurers
TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC	IL	$2,419	$1,499	—	—	2 insurers
ALAMEDA HOSPITAL	CA	$2,996	$1,498	$1,198	$2,247	4 insurers
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL	CA	$2,996	$1,498	$1,198	$2,247	4 insurers
EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL	OH	$2,790	$1,554	$837	$2,790	5 insurers
PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$3,654	$1,462	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEM	FL	$2,118	$1,462	$1,127	$1,127	1 insurers
MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$6,309	$1,577	—	—	5 insurers
O U MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$14,474	$1,447	$1,324	$11,869	5 insurers
ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER/NORTH	AR	$6,276	$1,595	—	—	0 insurers
ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER/NORTH	AR	$6,276	$1,595	$568	$2,421	5 insurers
BAYLOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER AT AUBREY	TX	$2,663	$1,598	—	—	5 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$6,276	$1,610	—	—	0 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$6,276	$1,610	$568	$2,421	5 insurers
MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL	AL	$3,517	$1,407	—	—	5 insurers
MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$3,517	$1,407	—	—	5 insurers
CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER	ME	$11,648	$1,629	$1,630	$10,157	5 insurers
SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$7,724	$1,648	$190	$7,724	5 insurers
BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	NC	$2,306	$1,384	—	—	5 insurers
CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$2,305	$1,383	—	—	5 insurers
UP HEALTH SYSTEM PORTAGE	MI	$2,755	$1,653	—	—	0 insurers
TOPS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL	TX	$3,838	$1,343	$1	$5,394	5 insurers
BELL HOSPITAL	MI	$2,185	$1,311	—	—	0 insurers
SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$3,782	$1,286	—	—	5 insurers
CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$4,412	$1,765	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES	ND	$4,412	$1,765	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$1,803	$1,262	$1,352	$5,655	5 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$1,803	$1,262	$1,270	$3,783	4 insurers
CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL	GA	$2,515	$1,257	—	—	5 insurers
MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$4,569	$1,782	—	—	3 insurers
HUNT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$2,754	$1,790	—	—	0 insurers
CAMPBELL COUNTY HEALTH	WY	$1,799	$1,799	—	—	0 insurers
MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	FL	$4,568	$1,827	—	—	5 insurers
LAKEWOOD RANCH MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$4,568	$1,827	—	—	5 insurers
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC	IN	—	$1,830	$92.6	$1,654	5 insurers
UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL	GA	$2,368	$1,184	—	—	5 insurers
SUNY/STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	NY	$1,851	$1,851	—	—	2 insurers
BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$1,311	$1,180	—	—	2 insurers
LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$1,945	$1,167	—	—	2 insurers