CPT 81265 · 1,003 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $64.15 at one hospital and $6,912 at another — a 108× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $437.

Cheapest published

$64.15

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

Median across 1,003 hospitals

$437

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

Most expensive

$6,912

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

Price distribution

365 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
HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL	MA	$795	$437	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT SOUTH INC.	WI	$795	$437	—	—	5 insurers
ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WEST BEND	WI	$795	$437	—	—	5 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$795	$437	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$795	$437	—	—	5 insurers
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	SC	$1,099	$440	—	—	2 insurers
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	TN	$1,099	$440	—	—	2 insurers
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER	MO	$733	$440	$183	$997	5 insurers
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER - BONNE TERRE	MO	$733	$440	$183	$997	5 insurers
MISSOURI BAPTIST SULLIVAN HOSPITAL	MO	$733	$440	$161	$997	5 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$1,424	$433	$1,025	$1,068	2 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$1,424	$433	$233	$1,594	5 insurers
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	NY	$1,124	$454	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	MN	$823	$461	—	—	5 insurers
MARINERS HOSPITAL	FL	$635	$413	—	—	5 insurers
GLENDALE MEM HOSPITAL & HLTH CENTER	CA	$661	$463	$233	$2,692	5 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,424	$410	$1,025	$1,068	2 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,424	$410	$233	$1,594	5 insurers
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	NC	$820	$410	—	—	0 insurers
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	NC	$820	$410	—	—	0 insurers
WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$816	$408	—	—	0 insurers
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	FL	$626	$407	—	—	5 insurers
ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	NC	$809	$405	—	—	1 insurers
BRISTOL HOSPITAL	CT	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IN	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TN	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL	TN	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL	VA	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	VA	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL	VA	$2,640	$396	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$604	$483	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$604	$483	—	—	4 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$604	$483	—	—	2 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$604	$483	—	—	2 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$604	$483	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$604	$483	—	—	2 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$604	$483	—	—	2 insurers