CPT 81259 · 1,004 hospitals reporting

Hba1/hba2 full gene sequence

The same procedure costs $107 at one hospital and $3,487 at another — a 33× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $662.

Cheapest published

$107

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

Median across 1,004 hospitals

$662

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

Most expensive

$3,487

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

Price distribution

328 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	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE	CA	$1,890	$662	$288	$800	3 insurers
MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL	MS	$1,117	$670	—	—	5 insurers
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	WA	$1,610	$644	—	—	1 insurers
CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$2,400	$643	$1,296	$2,016	2 insurers
CHANDLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$2,400	$643	$336	$2,400	5 insurers
CHI SAINT JOSEPH FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KY	$1,500	$636	$1,095	$1,365	5 insurers
CHI SAINT JOSEPH FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KY	$1,500	$636	$240	$1,946	5 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$1,560	$627	$1,420	$1,420	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$1,560	$627	$240	$1,560	5 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$1,560	$627	$1,420	$1,420	1 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$1,560	$627	$240	$1,560	5 insurers
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL	WI	$1,059	$699	—	—	5 insurers
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$1,234	$617	—	—	2 insurers
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL	CO	$1,201	$721	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$1,500	$600	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$1,500	$600	—	—	5 insurers
SUNY/STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	NY	$727	$727	—	—	4 insurers
MERCY GILBERT MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$2,400	$590	$1,296	$1,848	2 insurers
MERCY GILBERT MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$2,400	$590	$336	$2,400	5 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL	KY	$1,560	$735	$1,420	$1,420	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL	KY	$1,560	$735	$240	$1,560	5 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$720	$576	—	—	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$720	$576	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$720	$576	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$720	$576	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$720	$576	—	—	3 insurers