HCPCS J0881 · 1,233 hospitals reporting

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The same procedure costs $50 at one hospital and $13,003 at another — a 260× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $965.

Cheapest published

$50

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

Median across 1,233 hospitals

$965

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

Most expensive

$13,003

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

Price distribution

475 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
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$1,207	$965	—	—	0 insurers
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$3,450	$963	$690	$3,002	5 insurers
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$3,450	$963	$3.81	$3,450	5 insurers
DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AR	$2,456	$958	—	—	1 insurers
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO	CO	$1,501	$976	—	—	5 insurers
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO - COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	$1,501	$976	—	—	5 insurers
PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL	KS	$1,092	$983	—	—	0 insurers
PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL - CAH	MT	$1,092	$983	—	—	0 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SIENA CAMPUS	NV	$4,171	$947	$751	$3,003	5 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SIENA CAMPUS	NV	$4,171	$947	$2.9	$3,003	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$2,097	$944	—	—	5 insurers
UNITY HOSPITAL	NY	$1,178	$942	—	—	0 insurers
UNITY MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$1,178	$942	—	—	0 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$2,490	$1,000	$1,046	$2,266	5 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH EAST	KY	$2,490	$1,000	$2.94	$2,266	5 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$2,490	$1,000	$1,046	$2,266	5 insurers
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS	NJ	$2,490	$1,000	$2.94	$2,266	5 insurers
SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL	CA	$2,537	$1,015	—	—	5 insurers
LAKEWOOD HEALTH CENTER	MN	$1,223	$915	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH MOUNT STERLING	KY	$2,490	$913	$2,266	$2,266	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH MOUNT STERLING	KY	$2,490	$913	$2.82	$2,266	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$1,492	$910	$731	$1,387	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN	NE	$1,492	$910	$2.49	$1,387	5 insurers
CARLE HEALTH PROCTOR HOSPITAL	IL	$906	$906	—	—	5 insurers
CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL	IL	$906	$906	—	—	4 insurers
CARLE HEALTH PEKIN HOSPITAL	IL	$906	$906	—	—	4 insurers
CARLE HEALTH METHODIST HOSPITAL	IL	$906	$906	—	—	5 insurers
CARLE EUREKA HOSPITAL	IL	$906	$906	—	—	5 insurers
CARLE HOOPESTON REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER	IL	$906	$906	—	—	5 insurers
CARLE RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IL	$906	$906	—	—	5 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC HOSPITAL	MI	$1,217	$1,035	—	—	5 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$1,217	$1,035	—	—	5 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH LONDON	KY	$2,490	$889	$2,266	$2,266	1 insurers
SAINT JOSEPH LONDON	KY	$2,490	$889	$2.69	$2,266	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$1,492	$880	$821	$1,402	5 insurers
CENTURA HEALTH-PENROSE ST FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES	CO	$1,492	$880	$2.87	$1,402	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$1,492	$880	$821	$1,402	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH ST. FRANCIS	NE	$1,492	$880	$2.87	$1,402	5 insurers
WAYNE HOSPITAL	OH	$1,168	$876	—	—	0 insurers
CHI SAINT JOSEPH FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	KY	$2,490	$1,057	$1,818	$2,266	5 insurers