CPT 75970 · 885 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $85 at one hospital and $19,948 at another — a 235× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,538.

Cheapest published

$85

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

Median across 885 hospitals

$1,538

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

Most expensive

$19,948

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

Price distribution

480 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
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL	MO	$2,559	$1,535	$1,241	$2,175	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$1,925	$1,540	—	—	2 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$1,925	$1,540	—	—	3 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$1,925	$1,540	—	—	3 insurers
PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$2,225	$1,558	—	—	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH CENTRAL TEXAS	TX	$3,021	$1,510	$1,350	$2,719	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH ROLLINS BROOK	TX	$3,021	$1,510	$1,350	$2,719	5 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$5,854	$1,502	—	—	0 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$5,854	$1,502	$1,329	$3,220	5 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,501	$1,501	—	—	0 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,501	$1,501	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL	IL	$3,160	$1,580	—	—	5 insurers
FAUQUIER HOSPITAL	VA	$3,957	$1,583	—	—	1 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$3,966	$1,586	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$3,966	$1,586	—	—	5 insurers
ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER/NORTH	AR	$5,854	$1,488	—	—	0 insurers
ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER/NORTH	AR	$5,854	$1,488	$1,329	$3,220	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$3,506	$1,483	$2,279	$2,279	1 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$3,506	$1,483	$487	$2,454	5 insurers
LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$2,461	$1,476	—	—	1 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$2,428	$1,457	$451	$2,355	5 insurers
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL	DC	$4,073	$1,629	—	—	5 insurers
WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$2,401	$1,441	$86.08	$2,089	5 insurers
CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$2,401	$1,441	$86.08	$2,089	5 insurers
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$2,401	$1,441	$86.08	$2,089	5 insurers
BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL	MO	$2,401	$1,441	$86.08	$2,089	5 insurers
UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL	CO	$4,801	$1,440	—	—	5 insurers
TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL	WA	$3,573	$1,429	—	—	0 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - PANORAMA CITY	CA	$4,060	$1,421	$0	$0	0 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES	CA	$4,060	$1,421	$0	$0	0 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - DOWNEY	CA	$4,060	$1,421	$0	$0	0 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL FONTANA/ONTARIO	CA	$4,060	$1,421	$0	$0	0 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO	CA	$4,060	$1,421	$0	$0	0 insurers