CPT 87636 · 1,141 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $50.5 at one hospital and $3,537 at another — a 70× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $207.

Cheapest published

$50.5

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

Median across 1,141 hospitals

$207

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

Most expensive

$3,537

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

Price distribution

477 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
HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	NE	$518	$207	—	—	5 insurers
VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$518	$207	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERLIN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$518	$207	—	—	5 insurers
SPRING VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$518	$207	—	—	5 insurers
CENTENNIAL HILLS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$518	$207	—	—	5 insurers
HENDERSON HOSPITAL	NV	$518	$207	—	—	5 insurers
WEST HENDERSON HOSPITAL	NV	$518	$207	—	—	5 insurers
ELLIS HOSPITAL	NY	$414	$207	—	—	0 insurers
KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER LLC	KS	$342	$205	—	—	5 insurers
BLESSING HOSPITAL	IL	$341	$205	—	—	5 insurers
ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$341	$205	—	—	5 insurers
GEORGE E WEEMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	FL	$300	$210	—	—	5 insurers
BOZEMAN HEALTH DEACONESS HOSPITAL	MT	$255	$204	$118	$255	5 insurers
BOZEMAN HEALTH BIG SKY MEDICAL CENTER	MT	$255	$204	$118	$255	5 insurers
LINDSAY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL	OK	$212	$212	—	—	5 insurers
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER - BONNE TERRE	MO	$355	$213	$88.75	$358	5 insurers
MARGARETVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	NY	$305	$201	—	—	5 insurers
PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL	ME	$267	$214	—	—	5 insurers
BELL HOSPITAL	MI	$357	$214	—	—	0 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	$444	$214	$113	$20,779	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH CENTRAL TEXAS	TX	$428	$214	$191	$385	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH ROLLINS BROOK	TX	$428	$214	$191	$385	5 insurers
CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$357	$214	—	—	5 insurers
BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	NC	$357	$214	—	—	5 insurers
METRO NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL	TN	$357	$214	—	—	3 insurers
ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$285	$200	$77.03	$392	5 insurers
WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	DC	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	GA	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
ADAMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IN	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	MO	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER	MO	$358	$215	$88.75	$358	5 insurers
CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHEAST	MO	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers
BARNES-JEWISH ST PETERS HOSPITAL	MO	$358	$215	$102	$448	5 insurers
PROGRESS WEST HOSPITAL	MO	$358	$215	$88.75	$358	5 insurers
MISSOURI BAPTIST SULLIVAN HOSPITAL	MO	$358	$215	$78.76	$358	5 insurers