HCPCS J0491 · 875 hospitals reporting

J0491

The same procedure costs $1,203 at one hospital and $35,122 at another — a 29× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $8,430.

Cheapest published

$1,203

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

Median across 875 hospitals

$8,430

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

Most expensive

$35,122

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

Price distribution

211 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
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$22,971	$8,430	$9,188	$18,147	0 insurers
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	CA	$22,971	$8,430	$100	$22,971	0 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$28,700	$8,273	$15,785	$21,525	0 insurers
ST CLARE HOSPITAL	WA	$28,700	$8,273	$14,350	$21,525	0 insurers
SEQUOYAH COUNTY-CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT	OK	$10,966	$8,225	—	—	0 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$28,700	$8,729	$15,785	$21,525	0 insurers
ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL	WA	$28,700	$8,729	$14,350	$21,525	0 insurers
COPPER QUEEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	AZ	$12,550	$8,785	—	—	0 insurers
THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER	HI	$12,550	$8,785	—	—	0 insurers
NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC	HI	$12,563	$8,794	—	—	0 insurers
SANFORD THIEF RIVER FALLS MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$10,008	$8,007	—	—	0 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	CO	$25,407	$8,892	—	—	0 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$21,429	$9,064	$12,857	$18,214	0 insurers
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC	TN	$21,429	$9,064	$4,500	$15,000	0 insurers
VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	CA	—	$9,151	$17.2	$8,477	0 insurers
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN/QUEENS	NY	—	$9,151	$17.2	$8,602	0 insurers
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	NY	—	$9,151	$17.2	$8,602	0 insurers
HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER	NY	—	$9,151	$17.2	$8,477	0 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$9,000	$7,650	—	—	0 insurers
PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$11,768	$7,649	—	—	0 insurers
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$11,653	$7,574	—	—	0 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC HOSPITAL	MI	$11,000	$9,350	—	—	0 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE MANISTEE HOSPITAL	MI	$11,000	$9,350	—	—	0 insurers
NORTON SCOTT HOSPITAL	IN	$37,540	$7,508	—	—	0 insurers
NORTON HOSPITALS, INC	KY	$37,540	$7,508	—	—	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL AT THE VINTAGE	TX	$21,429	$7,500	$4,714	$21,429	0 insurers
PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$11,328	$7,363	—	—	0 insurers
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC	IN	$11,970	$9,576	$16.32	$18.4	0 insurers
MERCY HOSPITAL	CA	$17,770	$7,108	—	—	0 insurers
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL	CO	$17,770	$7,108	—	—	0 insurers
ST MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL	CO	$17,770	$7,108	—	—	0 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL	CO	$17,770	$7,108	—	—	0 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS	CO	$17,770	$7,108	—	—	0 insurers