HCPCS J0480 · 813 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $2,059 at one hospital and $29,758 at another — a 14× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $7,866.

Cheapest published

$2,059

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

Median across 813 hospitals

$7,866

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

Most expensive

$29,758

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

Price distribution

195 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 JOSEPHS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$11,237	$7,866	$39	$11,237	5 insurers
MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL	CA	$11,237	$7,866	$2,809	$11,237	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$19,819	$7,948	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$19,819	$7,948	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$19,819	$7,948	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$19,819	$7,948	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$19,819	$7,948	—	—	5 insurers
FORT DUNCAN MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$19,877	$7,951	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM	TX	$19,389	$7,756	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$19,904	$7,982	—	—	5 insurers
RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$19,293	$8,199	—	—	5 insurers
GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL	MN	$19,293	$8,199	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$19,293	$8,199	—	—	5 insurers
ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$20,744	$8,298	—	—	4 insurers
SANFORD USD MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$10,386	$8,309	—	—	3 insurers
NORTON-KING'S DAUGHTERS' HEALTH	IN	$33,483	$7,366	—	—	5 insurers
FLOYD CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER	AL	$16,910	$8,455	—	—	2 insurers
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER	GA	$16,910	$8,455	—	—	2 insurers
PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$18,136	$7,254	—	—	5 insurers
NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL	TX	$21,254	$8,502	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$9,027	$7,222	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$9,027	$7,222	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$9,027	$7,222	—	—	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$9,027	$7,222	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$9,027	$7,222	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER	MS	$17,857	$7,143	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER- GRENADA	MS	$17,857	$7,143	—	—	5 insurers
HENDERSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	NE	$21,850	$8,740	—	—	5 insurers
VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$21,850	$8,740	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMERLIN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$21,850	$8,740	—	—	5 insurers
SPRING VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$21,850	$8,740	—	—	5 insurers
CENTENNIAL HILLS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NV	$21,850	$8,740	—	—	5 insurers
HENDERSON HOSPITAL	NV	$21,850	$8,740	—	—	5 insurers
WEST HENDERSON HOSPITAL	NV	$21,850	$8,740	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$19,927	$6,974	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO	ND	$8,665	$6,932	—	—	2 insurers
CLARKE COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$8,939	$8,939	—	—	2 insurers
MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	FL	$16,893	$6,757	—	—	5 insurers
LAKEWOOD RANCH MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$16,893	$6,757	—	—	5 insurers
BARNESVILLE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC	OH	$13,463	$6,732	—	—	2 insurers