CPT 92979 · 1,072 hospitals reporting

Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist; each additional ves

The same procedure costs $73.5 at one hospital and $29,751 at another — a 405× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,421.

Cheapest published

$73.5

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

Median across 1,072 hospitals

$1,421

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

Most expensive

$29,751

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
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$2,820	$1,410	—	—	5 insurers
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC	WV	$2,862	$1,431	—	—	5 insurers
KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER LLC	KS	$2,350	$1,410	—	—	4 insurers
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$3,902	$1,432	$2,731	$3,083	3 insurers
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$3,902	$1,432	$198	$14,699	5 insurers
BRISTOL HOSPITAL	CT	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL	KY	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSTON HEALTH	NC	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
WELLMONT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL	TN	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL	VA	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
SMYTH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	VA	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	VA	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL	VA	$9,561	$1,434	—	—	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH SEBRING	FL	$2,399	$1,440	$111	$2,159	5 insurers
USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL	CA	$4,001	$1,400	—	—	4 insurers
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$3,607	$1,443	—	—	4 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$3,607	$1,443	—	—	2 insurers
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSP AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS	CO	$3,607	$1,443	—	—	3 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST	CO	$3,607	$1,443	—	—	2 insurers
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL	IL	$3,607	$1,443	—	—	2 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH FISH MEMORIAL	FL	$2,629	$1,446	$111	$2,366	5 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING	CA	$2,742	$1,390	$2,468	$2,687	3 insurers
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING	CA	$2,742	$1,390	$314	$17,538	5 insurers
WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers
CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers
JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers
SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	DC	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers
ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	GA	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers
ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers
ADAMS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IN	$2,311	$1,387	$1,020	$5,685	5 insurers