CPT 86921 · 1,074 hospitals reporting

Blood unit compatibility test; incubation technique

The same procedure costs $52.8 at one hospital and $1,184 at another — a 22× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $132.

Cheapest published

$52.8

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

Median across 1,074 hospitals

$132

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

Most expensive

$1,184

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

Price distribution

383 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
SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$165	$132	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD VERMILLION MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$165	$132	—	—	5 insurers
SOVAH HEALTH DANVILLE	VA	$330	$132	—	—	0 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	MN	$236	$132	—	—	5 insurers
BAXTER HEALTH	AR	$218	$131	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$382	$134	$172	$382	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$382	$134	$36.95	$558	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$382	$134	$164	$382	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$382	$134	$76	$558	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$382	$134	$164	$382	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$382	$134	$76	$558	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$382	$134	$164	$382	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$382	$134	$76	$558	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$162	$130	—	—	5 insurers
CALDWELL MEDICAL CENTER	KY	$171	$128	—	—	5 insurers
CHI OAKES HOSPITAL	ND	$243	$126	$177	$236	5 insurers
CHI OAKES HOSPITAL	ND	$243	$126	$96.67	$236	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERS	AL	$139	$139	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$139	$139	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$139	$139	—	—	5 insurers
BURKE MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$175	$125	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$199	$140	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$350	$140	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$350	$140	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD MAYVILLE	ND	$175	$140	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD HILLSBORO	ND	$175	$140	—	—	5 insurers
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS	TN	$719	$141	—	—	0 insurers
HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE	IA	$145	$123	—	—	2 insurers
DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER	WV	$202	$141	—	—	5 insurers
BROADDUS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC	WV	$202	$141	—	—	5 insurers
WEBSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$202	$141	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE CHRIST HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL	IL	$245	$123	—	—	5 insurers
ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$362	$145	—	—	4 insurers