CPT 87581 · 1,435 hospitals reporting

M.pneumon dna amp probe

The same procedure costs $50 at one hospital and $1,318 at another — a 26× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $124.

Cheapest published

$50

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

Median across 1,435 hospitals

$124

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

Most expensive

$1,318

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
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$308	$124	$280	$280	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$308	$124	$29.83	$280	5 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$308	$124	$280	$280	1 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$308	$124	$29.83	$280	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$311	$124	—	—	5 insurers
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL	DC	$307	$123	—	—	5 insurers
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL	CA	$192	$125	—	—	5 insurers
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	NY	$310	$125	—	—	1 insurers
CARLE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$122	$122	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$122	$122	—	—	4 insurers
GOSHEN HOSPITAL	IN	$173	$121	—	—	5 insurers
COAL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC.	OK	$169	$126	—	—	0 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND	NJ	$121	$121	—	—	3 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL	NJ	$121	$121	—	—	3 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$268	$121	—	—	3 insurers
ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MA	$127	$127	$79.62	$149	4 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH DEVILS LAKE	ND	$303	$127	$218	$288	5 insurers
CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH DEVILS LAKE	ND	$303	$127	$35.09	$288	5 insurers
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$300	$120	—	—	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$300	$120	—	—	3 insurers
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSP AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS	CO	$300	$120	—	—	4 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST	CO	$300	$120	—	—	3 insurers
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL	IL	$300	$120	—	—	3 insurers
LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	LA	$200	$120	—	—	5 insurers
MARGARETVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	NY	$181	$119	—	—	5 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$389	$118	$280	$292	2 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$389	$118	$35.09	$292	5 insurers
JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER	IA	$118	$118	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERS	AL	$118	$118	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$118	$118	—	—	5 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$118	$118	—	—	5 insurers
WESTERLY HOSPITAL	RI	$361	$130	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$325	$130	—	—	1 insurers
CONEMAUGH MEYERSDALE MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$325	$130	—	—	1 insurers
CLARKE COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$130	$130	—	—	5 insurers
CHI ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS	AR	$174	$131	—	—	0 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH SHAWNEE MISSION	KS	$233	$116	$10.4	$210	5 insurers
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL -	MA	$131	$131	$35.09	$149	5 insurers
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	NM	$194	$116	—	—	2 insurers
WINDOM AREA HEALTH	MN	$171	$116	—	—	5 insurers