HCPCS A9604 · 764 hospitals reporting

A9604

The same procedure costs $1,630 at one hospital and $105,443 at another — a 65× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $13,300.

Cheapest published

$1,630

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

Median across 764 hospitals

$13,300

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

Most expensive

$105,443

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

Price distribution

258 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
SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC	RI	$22,431	$13,459	—	—	0 insurers
UPHS MARQUETTE DLP HOSPITAL	MI	$21,902	$13,141	—	—	0 insurers
CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$32,801	$13,120	—	—	0 insurers
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES	ND	$32,801	$13,120	—	—	0 insurers
CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NJ	$34,218	$13,687	—	—	0 insurers
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center	TX	$36,709	$12,848	$6,539	$59,429	0 insurers
CHI ST LUKES LAKESIDE HOSPITAL	TX	$36,709	$12,848	$7,967	$43,180	0 insurers
MERCY HOSPITAL	CA	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
ST MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
ST ANTHONY SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSP AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL	CO	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL	IL	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL - GARDEN CITY	KS	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
CENTURA ST. CATHERINE-DODGE CITY	KS	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
BOB WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KS	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL - SALT LAKE	UT	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-DAVIS	UT	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-JORDAN VALLEY	UT	$34,493	$13,797	—	—	0 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT	TN	$59,783	$13,929	—	—	0 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT TH	TN	$59,783	$13,929	—	—	0 insurers
FORT DUNCAN MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$35,039	$14,016	—	—	0 insurers
MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL	CA	$17,899	$12,529	$9,128	$35,588	0 insurers
AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	SC	$30,890	$12,356	—	—	0 insurers
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	TN	$30,890	$12,356	—	—	0 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$30,000	$12,000	—	—	0 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$30,000	$12,000	—	—	0 insurers
UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	CO	$34,261	$11,991	—	—	0 insurers
LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL	CO	$34,261	$11,991	—	—	0 insurers
UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL	CO	$34,261	$11,991	—	—	0 insurers
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL	CO	$34,261	$11,991	—	—	0 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTERS	MO	$58,774	$14,811	—	—	0 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON	MO	$58,774	$14,811	—	—	0 insurers
HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	NE	$37,470	$14,988	—	—	0 insurers
VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$37,470	$14,988	—	—	0 insurers
SUMMERLIN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$37,470	$14,988	—	—	0 insurers