CPT 86406 · 1,023 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $50.4 at one hospital and $591 at another — a 12× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $72.49.

Cheapest published

$50.4

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

Median across 1,023 hospitals

$72.49

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

Most expensive

$591

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

Price distribution

199 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
SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$133	$72.49	$102	$130	5 insurers
SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$133	$72.49	$10.64	$133	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$173	$73.32	—	—	5 insurers
MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL	CA	$102	$71.4	$10.03	$102	5 insurers
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL	WI	$108	$71.28	—	—	5 insurers
HSHS ST CLARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$108	$71.28	—	—	5 insurers
DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CO	$124	$74.1	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$201	$70.22	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$173	$69.18	—	—	4 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$173	$69.18	—	—	5 insurers
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER - DOWNTOWN CAMPUS	NY	$68.57	$68.57	—	—	5 insurers
RED BAY HOSPITAL	AL	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WALNUT CREEK	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - REDWOOD CITY	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL MANTECA	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN LEANDRO	CA	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL	CO	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH, INC.	IN	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WESTSIDE	OR	$137	$76.72	—	—	3 insurers
WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$128	$76.8	—	—	5 insurers
CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$169	$68	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES	ND	$169	$68	—	—	5 insurers
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$184	$67.53	$129	$145	3 insurers
BLESSING HOSPITAL	IL	$113	$67.52	—	—	5 insurers
ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$113	$67.52	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$165	$66	—	—	4 insurers
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL	CO	$132	$79.43	—	—	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$159	$79.5	$10.64	$154	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$159	$79.5	$10.64	$154	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$159	$79.5	$10.64	$154	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$159	$79.5	$10.64	$154	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$159	$79.5	$10.64	$154	5 insurers
NOVANT PRINCE WILLIAM MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$159	$79.5	$10.64	$154	5 insurers
CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS- ST ELIZABETH	TX	$241	$79.53	$5.32	$205	5 insurers
BAXTER HEALTH	AR	$108	$64.8	—	—	3 insurers