CPT 81263 · 1,142 hospitals reporting

Igh vari regional mutation

The same procedure costs $56.39 at one hospital and $3,925 at another — a 70× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $543.

Cheapest published

$56.39

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

Median across 1,142 hospitals

$543

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

Most expensive

$3,925

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
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FREMONT	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SAN JOSE	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSP SO SACRAMENTO	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - FRESNO	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ANTIOCH	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - VACAVILLE	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE	CA	$1,550	$543	$142	$395	3 insurers
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL	MO	$906	$544	$184	$1,191	5 insurers
PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL	ME	$671	$536	—	—	5 insurers
SIDNEY HEALTH CENTER	MT	$889	$550	—	—	5 insurers
D W MCMILLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AL	$884	$530	—	—	5 insurers
ATMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AL	$884	$530	—	—	5 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$1,830	$556	$1,317	$1,372	2 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$1,830	$556	$295	$2,183	5 insurers
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,319	$528	—	—	1 insurers
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,319	$528	—	—	1 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,830	$527	$1,317	$1,372	2 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,830	$527	$295	$2,183	5 insurers
GOSHEN HOSPITAL	IN	$797	$558	—	—	5 insurers
CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$660	$561	—	—	5 insurers
BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$562	$562	—	—	0 insurers
POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL	LA	$627	$564	—	—	0 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CT	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HEALTH CARE	MO	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL	SC	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER SHEBOYGAN COUNTY	WI	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CTR WASHINGTON COUNTY	WI	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON	WI	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER BAY AREA	WI	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$1,130	$565	—	—	5 insurers