CPT 94621 · 989 hospitals reporting

Nuchc-pulm stress test complex

The same procedure costs $63.42 at one hospital and $13,260 at another — a 209× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $599.

Cheapest published

$63.42

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

Median across 989 hospitals

$599

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

Most expensive

$13,260

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

Price distribution

431 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
ST LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL	NJ	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - UPPER BUCKS CAMPUS	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - GRAND VIEW CAMPUS	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - EASTON CAMPUS	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - MONROE CAMPUS	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
GEISINGER ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - CARBON CAMPUS	PA	$722	$599	—	—	3 insurers
HILTON HEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$595	$347	$945	5 insurers
EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER	SC	—	$595	$347	$810	5 insurers
COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL	SC	—	$595	$347	$838	5 insurers
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,060	$593	$1,545	$1,710	4 insurers
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO	CA	$2,060	$593	$98.89	$2,060	5 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	MN	$1,025	$574	—	—	5 insurers
ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MA	$625	$625	$380	$515	5 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTERS	MO	$2,267	$571	—	—	5 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON	MO	$2,267	$571	—	—	5 insurers
ST ANTHONY SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER	CO	$1,422	$569	—	—	5 insurers
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL	DC	$1,420	$568	—	—	5 insurers
SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERS	IL	$1,652	$631	$991	$1,305	3 insurers
SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERS	IL	$1,652	$631	$163	$1,652	5 insurers
MONROE HOSPITAL	IN	$565	$565	—	—	5 insurers
HASKELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC	OK	$565	$565	—	—	5 insurers
WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$2,060	$564	$227	$1,895	5 insurers
WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$2,060	$564	$114	$2,060	5 insurers
MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,060	$564	$227	$1,710	5 insurers
MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$2,060	$564	$98.89	$2,060	5 insurers
WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL	PA	$699	$559	—	—	5 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH FISH MEMORIAL	FL	$1,170	$643	$152	$1,053	5 insurers
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL -	MA	$646	$646	$343	$628	5 insurers
CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$1,619	$648	—	—	1 insurers
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,619	$648	—	—	1 insurers
TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL	WA	$1,619	$648	—	—	2 insurers
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$1,619	$648	—	—	1 insurers
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH	CO	$929	$650	—	—	5 insurers
WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL	WV	$1,089	$545	—	—	5 insurers
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL	WA	$1,350	$540	—	—	1 insurers
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERS	AL	$539	$539	—	—	5 insurers