HCPCS Q4187 · 666 hospitals reporting

Epicord 1 sq cm

The same procedure costs $108 at one hospital and $12,352 at another — a 115× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,019.

Cheapest published

$108

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

Median across 666 hospitals

$1,019

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

Most expensive

$12,352

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

Price distribution

244 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
SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL	MI	$1,330	$998	—	—	0 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND	NJ	$1,041	$1,041	—	—	2 insurers
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL	NJ	$1,041	$1,041	—	—	3 insurers
SAUK PRAIRIE HOSPITAL	WI	$1,938	$1,060	—	—	2 insurers
OCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	MS	$1,499	$959	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$1,312	$918	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER KENOSHA	WI	$1,813	$906	—	—	5 insurers
SANFORD USD MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$1,127	$901	—	—	2 insurers
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER - DOWNTOWN CAMPUS	NY	$890	$890	—	—	0 insurers
CLARKE COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$882	$882	—	—	3 insurers
HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$2,894	$1,158	—	—	0 insurers
MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL	SC	$1,761	$881	—	—	5 insurers
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER	CT	$2,451	$1,225	—	—	5 insurers
DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL	MI	$1,036	$777	—	—	0 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$2,315	$1,273	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$2,315	$1,273	—	—	5 insurers
COX BARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL	MO	$2,393	$763	—	—	1 insurers
SAINT FRANCIS BARTLETT MEDICAL CENTER	TN	$1,711	$1,283	—	—	2 insurers
COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL	WA	$828	$745	—	—	5 insurers
HAVASU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	AZ	$1,232	$739	—	—	0 insurers
HURON VALLEY-SINAI HOSPITAL	MI	$967	$725	$93	$233	2 insurers
FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$1,444	$722	—	—	5 insurers
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER SHEBOYGAN COUNTY	WI	$1,444	$722	—	—	5 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$882	$706	—	—	3 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$882	$706	—	—	3 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$882	$706	—	—	3 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SAN MARTIN CAMPUS	NV	$6,615	$1,356	$1,985	$4,763	5 insurers
SAINT ROSE DOMINICAN HOSPITALS - SAN MARTIN CAMPUS	NV	$6,615	$1,356	$231	$4,763	5 insurers
KINGMAN HEALTHCARE CENTER	KS	$1,350	$675	$540	$1,215	5 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT	TN	$5,932	$1,382	—	—	2 insurers
HIGHPOINT HEALTH-RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT TH	TN	$5,932	$1,382	—	—	2 insurers
PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$766	$651	—	—	4 insurers
BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$631	$631	—	—	0 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTERS	MO	$2,393	$603	—	—	5 insurers
COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON	MO	$2,393	$603	—	—	5 insurers
LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	KY	$1,463	$585	—	—	1 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE GRAYLING HOSPITAL	MI	$687	$584	—	—	3 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC HOSPITAL	MI	$687	$584	—	—	3 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$687	$584	—	—	3 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE MANISTEE HOSPITAL	MI	$687	$584	—	—	3 insurers