CPT 84134 · 1,714 hospitals reporting

Prealbumin (protein) level

The same procedure costs $50 at one hospital and $1,580 at another — a 32× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $99.

Cheapest published

$50

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

Median across 1,714 hospitals

$99

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

Most expensive

$1,580

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
HELEN KELLER HOSPITAL	AL	$99	$99	—	—	5 insurers
HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL	AL	$99	$99	—	—	5 insurers
ATHENS LIMESTONE HOSPITAL	AL	$99	$99	—	—	5 insurers
DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL - DECATUR CAMPUS	AL	$99	$99	—	—	5 insurers
BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$99	$99	—	—	0 insurers
SIOUX CENTER HEALTH	IA	$102	$98.94	—	—	5 insurers
SIOUX CENTER HEALTH	IA	$102	$98.94	—	—	5 insurers
ANNIE JEFFREY MEMORIAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER	NE	$103	$98.88	—	—	0 insurers
HIAWATHA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	KS	$152	$98.8	$48.33	$144	5 insurers
ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$247	$98.8	—	—	4 insurers
PEACE HARBOR MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$152	$98.8	—	—	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH TURTLE LAKE	ND	$139	$98.69	$98.69	$132	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH TURTLE LAKE	ND	$139	$98.69	$14.59	$138	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$167	$98.53	$91.85	$157	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$167	$98.53	$14.14	$167	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$167	$98.53	$91.85	$157	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$167	$98.53	$14.14	$167	5 insurers
UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC	WV	$199	$99.5	—	—	5 insurers
SISTERSVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$199	$99.5	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$199	$99.5	—	—	5 insurers
PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL	KS	$111	$99.9	—	—	5 insurers
PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH	MT	$111	$99.9	—	—	5 insurers
PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$140	$98	—	—	5 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CT	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL -	MA	$100	$100	$14.59	$62.01	5 insurers
SANFORD CANBY MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$125	$100	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HEALTH CARE	MO	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL	SC	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CTR MANITOWOC COUNTY	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER SHEBOYGAN COUNTY	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CTR WASHINGTON COUNTY	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER BAY AREA	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
WEST ALLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER KENOSHA	WI	$200	$100	—	—	5 insurers