CPT 84220 · 1,125 hospitals reporting

Pyruvate kinase, rbc

The same procedure costs $50.44 at one hospital and $1,063 at another — a 21× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $105.

Cheapest published

$50.44

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

Median across 1,125 hospitals

$105

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

Most expensive

$1,063

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

Price distribution

267 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
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$131	$105	—	—	5 insurers
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$131	$105	—	—	5 insurers
CENTURA ST. CATHERINE-DODGE CITY	KS	$264	$106	—	—	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$194	$103	$146	$184	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$194	$103	$7.46	$186	5 insurers
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	NC	$147	$103	—	—	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMA	TN	$330	$107	—	—	2 insurers
MCKENZIE HEALTH SYSTEM	MI	$137	$110	—	—	1 insurers
FROEDTERT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	WI	$181	$99.55	—	—	5 insurers
FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$99.5	$99.5	$99.5	$99.5	1 insurers
POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL	LA	$124	$111	—	—	0 insurers
WYOMING COUNTY	NY	$279	$111	—	—	0 insurers
WYTHE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$279	$111	—	—	0 insurers
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL	CO	$163	$97.71	—	—	5 insurers
TEXAS HEALTH HOSPITAL FRISCO	TX	$160	$96	—	—	1 insurers
ACADIA ST LANDRY	LA	$152	$114	—	—	0 insurers
POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL	CO	$163	$114	—	—	5 insurers
MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES	CO	$163	$114	—	—	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$190	$114	$9.44	$184	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL	NC	$190	$114	$9.44	$184	5 insurers
CARILION TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$326	$114	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL	MA	$173	$95.15	—	—	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$189	$94.5	$10.11	$183	5 insurers
RED BAY HOSPITAL	AL	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WALNUT CREEK	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - REDWOOD CITY	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL MANTECA	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN LEANDRO	CA	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL	CO	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH, INC.	IN	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WESTSIDE	OR	$208	$116	—	—	3 insurers
IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WY	$93	$93	—	—	5 insurers
ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WEST BEND	WI	$213	$117	—	—	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT	TN	$396	$92.17	—	—	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT TH	TN	$396	$92.17	—	—	5 insurers