CPT 77049 · 1,007 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $98.66 at one hospital and $13,885 at another — a 141× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,636.

Cheapest published

$98.66

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

Median across 1,007 hospitals

$1,636

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

Most expensive

$13,885

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

Price distribution

416 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
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$3,255	$1,628	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$3,255	$1,628	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$3,255	$1,628	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$4,110	$1,644	—	—	2 insurers
KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	HI	$2,536	$1,648	—	—	5 insurers
OCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	MS	$2,499	$1,599	—	—	5 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND	NJ	$1,595	$1,595	—	—	3 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL	NJ	$1,595	$1,595	—	—	3 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,646	$1,588	—	—	0 insurers
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,646	$1,588	—	—	5 insurers
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER - DOWNTOWN CAMPUS	NY	$1,587	$1,587	—	—	5 insurers
SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERS	IL	$4,427	$1,691	$2,656	$3,497	3 insurers
SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERS	IL	$4,427	$1,691	$370	$3,497	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$4,321	$1,728	—	—	1 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEYERSDALE MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$4,321	$1,728	—	—	1 insurers
METHODIST HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY	KY	$2,663	$1,731	—	—	5 insurers
MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM	AL	$6,099	$1,525	—	—	5 insurers
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$3,494	$1,747	—	—	5 insurers
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences	AR	$2,522	$1,513	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$3,585	$1,506	$2,151	$3,047	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$3,585	$1,506	$462	$3,047	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$2,151	$3,047	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$462	$3,047	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$2,151	$3,047	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$462	$3,047	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$2,151	$3,047	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$462	$3,047	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$2,151	$3,047	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE	NE	$3,585	$1,506	$462	$3,047	5 insurers
ELLIS HOSPITAL	NY	$2,987	$1,494	—	—	4 insurers
MOSAIC LIFE CARE AT ST JOSEPH	MO	$2,100	$1,785	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	MN	$3,190	$1,786	—	—	5 insurers
HUGGINS HOSPITAL	NH	$2,947	$1,474	—	—	1 insurers
MAINEHEALTH MAINE MEDICAL CENTER	ME	$1,459	$1,459	—	—	5 insurers
MAINEHEALTH PEN BAY HOSPITAL	ME	$1,459	$1,459	—	—	5 insurers
LINCOLNHEALTH	ME	$1,459	$1,459	—	—	5 insurers
MAINEHEALTH WALDO HOSPITAL	ME	$1,459	$1,459	—	—	5 insurers
MAINEHEALTH STEPHENS HOSPITAL	ME	$1,459	$1,459	—	—	5 insurers
MAINEHEALTH FRANKLIN HOSPITAL	ME	$1,459	$1,459	—	—	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE	NH	$1,459	$1,459	—	—	5 insurers