CPT 88239 · 1,019 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $51.45 at one hospital and $2,520 at another — a 49× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $332.

Cheapest published

$51.45

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

Median across 1,019 hospitals

$332

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

Most expensive

$2,520

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

Price distribution

414 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
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$824	$330	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$784	$333	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$824	$330	—	—	5 insurers
ST JOSEPHS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WEST BEND	WI	$598	$329	—	—	5 insurers
CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL	UT	$597	$328	—	—	0 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,190	$343	$857	$892	2 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,190	$343	$148	$1,093	5 insurers
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL	WA	$864	$346	—	—	1 insurers
KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL	WA	$513	$318	$349	$349	2 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$784	$314	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$784	$314	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$784	$314	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$784	$314	—	—	5 insurers
DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AR	$800	$312	—	—	0 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$442	$309	—	—	2 insurers
NORTON SCOTT HOSPITAL	IN	$1,526	$305	—	—	0 insurers
NORTON HOSPITALS, INC	KY	$1,526	$305	—	—	0 insurers
SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	NJ	$650	$304	—	—	5 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$1,190	$362	$857	$892	2 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$1,190	$362	$148	$1,093	5 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$463	$370	—	—	0 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$463	$370	—	—	3 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$463	$370	—	—	2 insurers
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$463	$370	—	—	4 insurers
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL S U N Y HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	NY	$451	$293	—	—	5 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CT	$745	$373	—	—	5 insurers
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$745	$373	—	—	5 insurers
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$745	$373	—	—	5 insurers
FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$745	$373	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HEALTH CARE	MO	$745	$373	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL	SC	$745	$373	—	—	5 insurers