Most variable procedure prices

For each procedure: the lowest and highest discounted cash price any US hospital in our data publishes, and how many times over the cheapest the priciest is.

Procedure Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest cash Ratio
Inj pemetrexed (bluepoint) 6 $14.63 $14.63 $5,803.73 396.7×
Implant neuroelectrde addl 9 $727.26 $2,262.00 $223,349.50 307.1×
Flutamide 125 mg 6 $0.60 $7.13 $164.88 274.8×
Warde growth hormone (hgh) 862 $4.00 $77.55 $799.40 199.9×
Allergen egg white ige 900 $1.98 $38.00 $395.50 199.7×
Warde bile acids 781 $3.22 $64.28 $641.30 199.2×
Docetaxel 20 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) 484 $39.06 $949.39 $7,768.98 198.9×
Immunodiff gel qual ea antigen/ab 789 $2.43 $48.57 $483.00 198.8×
Sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose 62.5 mg/5 ml intravenous 655 $4.04 $80.14 $803.00 198.8×
Bln 1.2 mono emrg 15x1.2 564 $439.20 $9,159.36 $87,266.52 198.7×
Gonadotropin luteinizing hormone (lh) 921 $6.55 $129.03 $1,300.00 198.5×
Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only 906 $4.39 $81.00 $871.16 198.4×
Ghs pseudocholinesterase,dibucain-inhibi 501 $2.39 $47.55 $474.20 198.4×
Mayo lacosamide therapeutic drug level 785 $5.25 $106.00 $1,041.26 198.3×
Bevacizumab-awwb 25 mg/ml intravenous solution 434 $132.67 $3,496.79 $26,300.00 198.2×
Str markers specimen anal 531 $37.88 $756.60 $7,505.93 198.2×
Mayo manganese 775 $4.70 $94.00 $931.20 198.1×
Chloroprocaine hcl injection 478 $2.94 $69.08 $582.25 198.0×
Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection 376 $12.40 $259.05 $2,454.96 198.0×
Cystoscopy and treatment 237 $255.00 $5,304.00 $50,426.69 197.8×
Ehrlicha chaffeensis amp prb 507 $4.82 $93.00 $953.00 197.7×
Gu dilat ureter/urethra s&i 528 $100.98 $2,000.16 $19,964.47 197.7×
Inj epidural sgl lumb-sacral without img 557 $72.58 $1,450.84 $14,348.33 197.7×
Fluconazole 200 mg/100 ml in sod. chloride (iso) intravenous piggyback 627 $3.21 $64.22 $634.20 197.6×
Ghs leukocyte alkaline phos (mayo) 520 $3.56 $75.00 $703.20 197.5×
Perineoplasty rpr per nonob 151 $186.60 $3,720.50 $36,852.51 197.5×
Russell viper venom diluted 899 $3.84 $73.03 $757.44 197.3×
Warde hepatitis delta agent antibody 752 $4.97 $97.20 $980.25 197.2×
Protein electrophoretic fractionation & quantitation serum 905 $4.30 $84.00 $848.00 197.2×
Stent bili dbl pgtl 10fx5cm 499 $174.40 $2,704.27 $34,385.29 197.2×
Cptr-asst dir ms px 77 $249.09 $7,972.25 $49,107.30 197.1×
Mayo zonisamide therapeutic drug level 820 $4.36 $86.81 $859.38 197.1×
Leishmania antibody 343 $2.94 $58.50 $579.39 197.1×
Repair of ankle ligament 199 $344.60 $7,807.24 $67,904.78 197.1×
Mayo inhab inhibin a 813 $4.16 $80.40 $818.85 196.8×
Fl exam g/colon tube w contrast 719 $27.54 $540.80 $5,419.00 196.8×
Chromatography 837 $4.47 $84.60 $879.20 196.7×
Mayo cortisol free 875 $4.79 $94.95 $942.01 196.7×
Mayo deoxyribonuclease antibody titer 817 $2.98 $56.80 $586.00 196.6×
Mycoplasma antibody igm 829 $3.82 $77.35 $751.10 196.6×
Rituximab-arrx 10 mg/ml intravenous solution 253 $244.80 $6,287.16 $48,130.24 196.6×
Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx 5 mg/ml intravenous solution 215 $325.00 $11,875.32 $63,888.14 196.6×
Warde actin (smooth muscle) antibody each 755 $2.30 $42.00 $452.00 196.5×
Mayo factor vii 828 $7.94 $155.75 $1,560.37 196.5×
Mayo thyroglobulin 899 $4.80 $95.55 $943.28 196.5×
Mayo alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme 871 $3.38 $66.60 $664.20 196.5×
Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine) 901 $67.52 $1,345.40 $13,266.33 196.5×
Palonosetron hcl 483 $9.32 $163.00 $1,831.14 196.5×
T cells absolute cd4/cd8 including ratio 888 $8.76 $184.00 $1,719.98 196.3×
Nasal/sinus endo surg w/concha bullosa resct 31240 142 $103.74 $2,040.67 $20,366.83 196.3×
Cyclosporine 2 hour 888 $6.55 $130.40 $1,285.67 196.3×
Vag hyst incl t/o complex 115 $294.07 $5,841.60 $57,718.50 196.3×
Insulin total 918 $3.37 $66.64 $661.42 196.3×
Felbamate (felbatol(r)) - sendout 582 $3.33 $66.43 $653.56 196.3×
Folic acid 5 mg/ml injection solution 452 $1.81 $45.00 $355.19 196.2×
Angiotensin ii 0.5 mg/ml soln 1 ml vial 472 $133.62 $2,979.43 $26,215.20 196.2×
Warde neutralization rabies 647 $5.39 $106.50 $1,057.25 196.2×
Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) 881 $5.63 $112.00 $1,104.27 196.1×
Epstein barr early antigen antibody 820 $3.04 $60.00 $596.00 196.1×
Dextrose 5 % and 0.9 % sodium chloride intravenous solution 593 $1.81 $36.05 $354.79 196.0×
Decalcification 886 $3.50 $68.34 $686.00 196.0×
Bivalirudin 433 $50.36 $1,086.92 $9,866.94 195.9×
Rmvl subq card rhythm mntr 637 $88.00 $1,734.00 $17,238.96 195.9×
Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with contrast) 919 $81.75 $1,603.55 $16,010.00 195.8×
Warde topiramate therapeutic drug level 874 $3.60 $71.20 $704.85 195.8×
Caffeine citrate 20 mg/ml inj for po 479 $2.35 $46.09 $459.96 195.7×
Ghs intro needle/intracath vein - 36000 536 $10.18 $200.20 $1,992.46 195.7×
Ciprofloxacin 400 mg/200 ml in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggyback 585 $1.78 $35.65 $348.38 195.7×
Epoetin alfa-epbx 40,000 unit/ml injection solution 496 $36.25 $865.80 $7,094.52 195.7×
Wbc automated 844 $1.67 $32.80 $326.78 195.7×
#cmvcul-virus inoculation shell 752 $4.62 $89.76 $903.60 195.6×
Biopsy external ear 69100 248 $23.66 $416.52 $4,627.00 195.6×
Ghs phenylketonurid 587 $2.69 $53.76 $526.00 195.5×
Assessment leukocyte fecal qualitative/semiquantitative 678 $2.39 $46.80 $467.00 195.4×
Muscle test cran nerv unilat 427 $19.38 $385.07 $3,786.43 195.4×
Rbc count only automated 658 $1.08 $20.40 $210.92 195.3×
Blood occult peroxidase activity qualitative gastric 883 $1.81 $34.98 $353.46 195.3×
Morphine 4 mg/ml injection (wrapper) 647 $3.79 $72.00 $739.35 195.1×
Hydromorphone 0.2 mg/ml in 0.9% nacl IV pca opioid naive - 4 hr dose limit (wrapper) 547 $5.38 $112.66 $1,049.50 195.1×
Epstein barr nuclear antigen antibody 879 $3.85 $76.86 $750.87 195.0×
Warde calculus (stone) infrared 852 $3.02 $59.52 $588.54 194.9×
Implant cartilage 10mm synthetic 471 $492.06 $8,332.51 $95,882.18 194.9×
Margetuximab-cmkb 25 mg/ml intravenous solution 159 $258.00 $5,930.92 $50,266.77 194.8×
Theophylline therapeutic drug level 920 $5.46 $108.00 $1,063.55 194.8×
Thrombin time 879 $2.80 $54.18 $545.40 194.8×
Chloride 24 hour urine 928 $2.70 $50.88 $525.75 194.7×
Egd endoscopic stent place 223 $197.10 $3,986.00 $38,375.80 194.7×
Glucose tolerance test (gtt) >3 specimens each additional 863 $1.87 $36.00 $363.89 194.6×
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy 401 $65.00 $1,284.13 $12,646.90 194.6×
Topotecan 4 mg/4 ml (1 mg/ml) intravenous solution 451 $17.26 $316.84 $3,358.00 194.6×
Excision of gum lesion 41825 188 $202.99 $4,007.22 $39,481.83 194.5×
Culture fungi other (except blood) 905 $6.00 $111.10 $1,166.40 194.4×
T3 (triiodothyronine) total 920 $4.86 $93.52 $944.74 194.4×
Mayo muscle-specific kinase (musk) antibody 656 $11.86 $235.20 $2,305.18 194.4×
Mayo dhea (dehydroepiandrosterone) 836 $5.34 $106.47 $1,037.19 194.2×
Mayo ticks babesia microti antibody igg 804 $3.42 $64.84 $664.05 194.2×
Inj, gadopiclenol, 1 ml 192 $2.60 $37.63 $504.76 194.1×
Cholesterol body fluid 618 $5.40 $89.28 $1,048.00 194.1×
Triglycerides 893 $3.00 $58.50 $582.12 194.0×
Chemodenerv eccrine glands 64650 205 $27.52 $536.87 $5,339.00 194.0×