CPT 88233 · 1,236 hospitals reporting

Lab-chrtm tis cult non-neopl

The same procedure costs $54.26 at one hospital and $6,103 at another — a 112× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $354.

Cheapest published

$54.26

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

Median across 1,236 hospitals

$354

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

Most expensive

$6,103

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
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$442	$354	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$442	$354	—	—	3 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$442	$354	—	—	2 insurers
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$442	$354	—	—	4 insurers
CARILION MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$1,013	$355	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	VA	$1,013	$355	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	VA	$1,013	$355	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$1,013	$355	—	—	5 insurers
CARILION GILES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$1,013	$355	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$879	$352	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$879	$352	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	WI	$648	$356	—	—	5 insurers
ST MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL	CO	$876	$351	—	—	5 insurers
ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL - GARDEN CITY	KS	$876	$351	—	—	4 insurers
BOB WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KS	$876	$351	—	—	5 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE GRAYLING HOSPITAL	MI	$421	$358	—	—	4 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC HOSPITAL	MI	$421	$358	—	—	3 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$421	$358	—	—	3 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE MANISTEE HOSPITAL	MI	$421	$358	—	—	4 insurers
PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$421	$358	—	—	4 insurers
KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER	MI	$421	$358	—	—	4 insurers
BRIDGTON HOSPITAL	ME	$1,158	$359	$141	$1,158	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH CENTRAL TEXAS	TX	$720	$360	$322	$648	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH ROLLINS BROOK	TX	$720	$360	$322	$648	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$900	$361	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$900	$361	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$900	$361	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$900	$361	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL - SALT LAKE	UT	$907	$363	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-DAVIS	UT	$907	$363	—	—	5 insurers
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL	CO	$605	$363	—	—	5 insurers