CPT 87177 · 1,677 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $50 at one hospital and $1,021 at another — a 20× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $87.21.

Cheapest published

$50

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

Median across 1,677 hospitals

$87.21

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

Most expensive

$1,021

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
THE PHYSICIANS' HOSPITAL IN ANADARKO	OK	$145	$87.21	$12.02	$145	5 insurers
RURAL WELLNESS STROUD HOSPITAL	OK	$145	$87.21	$12.02	$189	5 insurers
RURAL WELLNESS FAIRFAX HOSPITAL	OK	$145	$87.21	$12.02	$174	5 insurers
UPHS MARQUETTE DLP HOSPITAL	MI	$145	$87.13	—	—	0 insurers
SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL	MI	$116	$87	—	—	0 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT	TN	$373	$86.81	—	—	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT TH	TN	$373	$86.81	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD HOSPITAL WEBSTER - CAH	SD	$110	$88	—	—	5 insurers
FOREST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	MI	$88.05	$88.05	—	—	5 insurers
CHARLEVOIX AREA HOSPITAL	MI	$88.05	$88.05	—	—	5 insurers
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM	NC	$123	$86.06	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER	WY	$86	$86	—	—	0 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$161	$85.86	$121	$153	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	OR	$161	$85.86	$7.03	$155	5 insurers
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL	CA	$114	$85.5	—	—	5 insurers
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$114	$85.5	—	—	5 insurers
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$114	$85.5	—	—	5 insurers
SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HLTHCR CTR	CA	$114	$85.5	—	—	5 insurers
AdventHealth Palm Coast	FL	$162	$88.98	$2.31	$146	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIF	CA	$89	$89	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	IL	$89	$89	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	MO	$89	$89	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	OH	$89	$89	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	SC	$89	$89	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	TX	$89	$89	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	WA	$89	$89	—	—	5 insurers
COQUILLE VALLEY HOSPITAL	OR	—	$90	$8.9	$90	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$84	$84	—	—	4 insurers
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$301	$83.98	$241	$262	2 insurers
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$301	$83.98	$8.9	$301	5 insurers
TRIOS HEALTH	WA	$209	$83.79	—	—	5 insurers
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FORSYTH	GA	—	$83.61	—	—	0 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$154	$90.86	$84.7	$145	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$154	$90.86	$8.63	$145	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$154	$90.86	$84.7	$145	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$154	$90.86	$8.63	$145	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$183	$91.27	$7.48	$173	5 insurers
TEXAS HEALTH HUGULEY HOSPITAL FORT WORTH SOUTH	TX	$183	$91.27	$7.48	$173	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$183	$91.27	$7.48	$173	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$183	$91.27	$7.48	$173	5 insurers