CPT 81185 · 705 hospitals reporting

Cacna1a gene full gene seq

The same procedure costs $93.75 at one hospital and $3,554 at another — a 38× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $933.

Cheapest published

$93.75

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

Median across 705 hospitals

$933

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

Most expensive

$3,554

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

Price distribution

73 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
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE	CA	$2,666	$933	$407	$1,130	3 insurers
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL	WI	$1,481	$977	—	—	5 insurers
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,499	$1,000	—	—	1 insurers
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$2,499	$1,000	—	—	1 insurers
STILLWATER MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$1,257	$1,006	$629	$2,436	5 insurers
STILLWATER MEDICAL - PERRY	OK	$1,257	$1,006	$629	$2,436	5 insurers
STILLWATER MEDICAL-BLACKWELL	OK	$1,257	$1,006	$629	$2,436	5 insurers
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	WA	$2,074	$830	—	—	1 insurers
ABBEVILLE AREA MEDICAL CENTER	SC	$1,172	$820	—	—	5 insurers
TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,999	$800	—	—	2 insurers
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL	WA	$1,856	$742	—	—	1 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$956	$669	$632	$956	5 insurers
BRISTOL HOSPITAL	CT	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSTON HEALTH	NC	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL	TN	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL	VA	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers
SMYTH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$4,433	$665	—	—	5 insurers