CPT 83605 · 1,728 hospitals reporting

Lactic acid level

The same procedure costs $50 at one hospital and $829 at another — a 17× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $103.

Cheapest published

$50

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

Median across 1,728 hospitals

$103

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

Most expensive

$829

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
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$294	$103	$132	$294	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$294	$103	$8.33	$294	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$294	$103	$126	$294	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$294	$103	$8.33	$294	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$294	$103	$126	$294	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$294	$103	$8.33	$294	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$294	$103	$126	$294	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$294	$103	$8.33	$294	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMA	TN	$316	$103	—	—	2 insurers
COQUILLE VALLEY HOSPITAL	OR	—	$103	$11.57	$103	5 insurers
THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - BOSTON	MA	$104	$104	—	—	5 insurers
SHERIDAN COUNTY HOSPITAL	KS	$102	$102	—	—	0 insurers
FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$115	$104	—	—	1 insurers
FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$115	$104	—	—	0 insurers
FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$115	$104	—	—	0 insurers
USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL	CA	$297	$104	—	—	5 insurers
FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$104	$104	$104	$104	2 insurers
CRITTENDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	KY	$175	$102	—	—	5 insurers
PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL	KS	$116	$104	—	—	5 insurers
PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH	MT	$116	$104	—	—	5 insurers
COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$105	$105	—	—	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	OK	$105	$105	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC	RI	$175	$105	—	—	3 insurers
SOUTH TEXAS SPINE AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL	TX	$105	$105	—	—	5 insurers
TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL	VA	$263	$105	—	—	0 insurers
JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER	KY	$263	$105	—	—	2 insurers
BURKE MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$141	$100	—	—	5 insurers
DAHL MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION INC	MT	$106	$106	—	—	3 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$179	$106	$98.45	$168	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$179	$106	$11.21	$168	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$179	$106	$98.45	$168	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$179	$106	$11.21	$168	5 insurers
MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM	AL	$400	$100	—	—	5 insurers
GRANVILLE HEALTH SYSTEMS	NC	$125	$100	—	—	0 insurers
DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	AR	$125	$99.92	—	—	5 insurers
ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH	MN	$135	$99.76	—	—	5 insurers
ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE	MN	$135	$99.76	—	—	5 insurers
ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA	MN	$135	$99.76	—	—	5 insurers
ESSENTIA HEALTH HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL	MN	$135	$99.76	—	—	5 insurers
ESSENTIA HEALTH NORTHERN PINES MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$135	$99.76	—	—	5 insurers