CPT 76506 · 1,326 hospitals reporting

Ultrasound scan of brain

The same procedure costs $50 at one hospital and $4,950 at another — a 99× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $385.

Cheapest published

$50

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

Median across 1,326 hospitals

$385

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

Most expensive

$4,950

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

Price distribution

500 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
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$917	$385	$550	$779	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$917	$385	$101	$779	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$917	$385	$550	$779	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$917	$385	$89.71	$779	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$917	$385	$550	$779	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$917	$385	$87.59	$779	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$917	$385	$550	$779	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$917	$385	$86.61	$779	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE	NE	$917	$385	$550	$779	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE	NE	$917	$385	$86.61	$779	5 insurers
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC	IN	$480	$384	$110	$112	5 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$645	$387	—	—	0 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$645	$387	—	—	5 insurers
CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$958	$383	—	—	0 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH LONDON	KY	$1,073	$383	$976	$976	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH LONDON	KY	$1,073	$383	$96.34	$976	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN - PHILADELPHIA	PA	$389	$389	—	—	5 insurers
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$778	$389	—	—	2 insurers
WYOMING COUNTY	NY	$949	$380	—	—	0 insurers
WYTHE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$949	$380	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - PORTLAND	OR	$391	$391	—	—	5 insurers
ASHLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	UT	$686	$377	—	—	0 insurers
SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE BROCKTON HOSPITAL	MA	$538	$377	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH	NE	$793	$397	$492	$634	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. ELIZABETH	NE	$793	$397	$86.61	$674	5 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$725	$397	—	—	5 insurers
OSWEGO HOSPITAL	NY	$530	$397	—	—	5 insurers
ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$676	$372	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$997	$399	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$997	$399	—	—	5 insurers
ALAMEDA HOSPITAL	CA	$799	$400	$400	$599	5 insurers
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL	CA	$799	$400	$400	$599	5 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$995	$400	$905	$905	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$995	$400	$104	$905	5 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$995	$400	$905	$905	1 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$995	$400	$104	$905	5 insurers
APPLETON AREA HEALTH	MN	$718	$402	—	—	5 insurers
THEDACARE REGIONAL MED CTR - NEENAH	WI	$718	$402	—	—	2 insurers
THEDACARE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - APPLETON INC	WI	$718	$402	—	—	5 insurers
BOZEMAN HEALTH DEACONESS HOSPITAL	MT	$504	$403	$107	$504	5 insurers