CPT 81292 · 996 hospitals reporting

Mlh1 gene full seq

The same procedure costs $57.06 at one hospital and $5,914 at another — a 104× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,013.

Cheapest published

$57.06

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

Median across 996 hospitals

$1,013

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

Most expensive

$5,914

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

Price distribution

295 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
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER	MO	$1,689	$1,013	$422	$1,597	5 insurers
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER - BONNE TERRE	MO	$1,689	$1,013	$422	$1,597	5 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	—	$1,013	$517	$608	2 insurers
BAXTER HEALTH	AR	$1,688	$1,013	—	—	3 insurers
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL	MO	$1,690	$1,014	$422	$1,597	5 insurers
OCHSNER CHOCTAW GENERAL	AL	$1,353	$1,028	—	—	5 insurers
KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL	WA	$1,659	$1,028	$1,131	$1,131	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$1,293	$1,034	—	—	4 insurers
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$1,300	$1,040	$0	$1,040	4 insurers
TRISTAR SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$977	$977	—	—	0 insurers
CHI OAKES HOSPITAL	ND	$2,026	$1,054	$1,479	$1,965	5 insurers
CHI OAKES HOSPITAL	ND	$2,026	$1,054	$675	$1,965	5 insurers
WHIDBEYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$971	$971	—	—	0 insurers
COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$958	$958	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	OK	$958	$958	—	—	5 insurers
HUNT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$1,445	$939	—	—	0 insurers
OCHSNER STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MS	$1,353	$934	—	—	5 insurers
ALTRU HOSPITAL	ND	$1,524	$930	—	—	0 insurers
UNM HOSPITAL	NM	$1,689	$929	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER OF FLORIDA, INC	FL	$928	$928	—	—	4 insurers
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER OF FLORIDA, INC	FL	$928	$928	—	—	5 insurers
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	NC	$1,321	$925	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$2,790	$1,116	—	—	1 insurers
OCHSNER WATKINS HOSPITAL	MS	$1,353	$907	—	—	5 insurers
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	GA	$1,663	$1,164	—	—	0 insurers
OCHSNER SCOTT REGIONAL	MS	$1,353	$852	—	—	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH WILLISTON	ND	$2,026	$1,175	$1,216	$1,905	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH WILLISTON	ND	$2,026	$1,175	$675	$1,905	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH DEVILS LAKE	ND	$2,026	$851	$1,459	$1,925	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH DEVILS LAKE	ND	$2,026	$851	$675	$1,925	5 insurers
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	NY	$2,107	$851	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$2,944	$1,178	—	—	3 insurers
BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER	DE	$1,390	$1,182	—	—	0 insurers
MCALESTER REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER	OK	$2,109	$844	$723	$1,982	5 insurers
MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES	CO	$1,188	$832	—	—	5 insurers
OCHSNER LAIRD HOSPITAL	MS	$1,353	$825	—	—	5 insurers
SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KS	$1,849	$1,202	—	—	2 insurers
THOMAS HOSPITAL	AL	$2,427	$1,214	—	—	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$2,702	$1,216	—	—	5 insurers
WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$2,031	$1,219	—	—	5 insurers