CPT 88261 · 1,071 hospitals reporting

Chromosome analysis for genetic defects; count 5 cells

The same procedure costs $51.45 at one hospital and $2,998 at another — a 58× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $463.

Cheapest published

$51.45

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

Median across 1,071 hospitals

$463

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

Most expensive

$2,998

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

Price distribution

462 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).

Filter by state

Filter by your insurance

Sort

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
JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL	IL	$661	$463	—	—	5 insurers
PROVIDENT HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	IL	$661	$463	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$1,076	$457	—	—	5 insurers
RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$1,075	$457	—	—	3 insurers
GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL	MN	$1,075	$457	—	—	3 insurers
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL	MO	$761	$457	$264	$875	5 insurers
NEOSHO MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	KS	$627	$470	—	—	5 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CT	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HEALTH CARE	MO	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL	SC	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER SHEBOYGAN COUNTY	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CTR WASHINGTON COUNTY	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER BAY AREA	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
WEST ALLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER KENOSHA	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA BAYCARE MEDICAL CTR	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CTR OSHKOSH	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER - SUMMIT	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER	WI	$910	$455	—	—	5 insurers
HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	NC	$907	$454	—	—	0 insurers
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	NC	$907	$454	—	—	0 insurers
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$640	$448	$101	$1,418	5 insurers
BENSON HOSPITAL	AZ	$928	$446	—	—	5 insurers
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,200	$480	—	—	1 insurers
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,200	$480	—	—	1 insurers
JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER	KY	$1,107	$443	—	—	2 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MERITER	WI	$542	$434	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$1,075	$431	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$1,075	$431	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$1,075	$431	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$1,075	$431	—	—	5 insurers
HILTON HEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$498	$93.93	$592	5 insurers
EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$498	$207	$505	5 insurers
COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL	SC	—	$498	$95.28	$505	5 insurers