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
Herpes simplex virus isolation 707 $5.45 $110.00 $932.94 171.2×
Audiometry air + bone 327 $9.98 $185.15 $1,707.79 171.1×
Warde analysis translocation bcr/abl1 major breakpoint qualitative/quantitative 863 $19.13 $368.00 $3,273.46 171.1×
Guide worley csg 9fx50cm std 515 $66.29 $1,117.40 $11,338.25 171.0×
Otolaryngo binocular microscopy 92504 140 $3.45 $60.45 $590.00 171.0×
Bone survey-lead poisoning 688 $22.14 $387.00 $3,785.96 171.0×
Carbamazepine free -sendout 443 $2.80 $49.80 $478.80 171.0×
Treat elbow dislocation 506 $119.91 $2,272.50 $20,501.01 171.0×
Head CT scan (with contrast) 910 $89.40 $1,527.60 $15,279.41 170.9×
Trg gene rearrangement anal 671 $23.40 $455.70 $3,998.77 170.9×
Dx bronchoscope/lavage 31624 508 $135.00 $2,446.60 $23,069.12 170.9×
Fibrinolytic antiplasmin 514 $4.15 $72.80 $709.00 170.8×
Argatroban nonesrd use 1mg 343 $36.00 $881.10 $6,148.16 170.8×
Irinotecan 20 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) 525 $9.32 $173.98 $1,591.20 170.7×
Mayo mycophenolic acid therapeutic drug level 747 $4.33 $76.00 $739.20 170.7×
Warde estrogen fractionated 616 $5.14 $98.15 $877.46 170.7×
Rmvl foreign body upper arm/elbow subcutaneous 459 $96.33 $1,876.00 $16,444.17 170.7×
Repair of circumcision 182 $146.30 $3,316.80 $24,974.25 170.7×
Ghs antibodies (torch) igm 753 $3.55 $69.12 $606.00 170.7×
Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection small joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance 725 $28.60 $494.40 $4,881.00 170.7×
Mayo ttfb testosterone bioavailable direct 407 $5.01 $89.60 $855.00 170.7×
Followup eval of foot pt lop 118 $9.12 $170.95 $1,556.00 170.6×
Resect inferior turbinate 180 $198.93 $3,837.72 $33,930.92 170.6×
Mr spectroscopy 512 $80.25 $1,352.40 $13,683.81 170.5×
Treatment of thigh fracture 374 $33.68 $549.00 $5,741.00 170.5×
Chemodenerv 1 extremity 1-4 64642 388 $54.15 $988.50 $9,226.52 170.4×
Urethrcystgrphy rtrgrde s&i 796 $34.50 $584.00 $5,878.00 170.4×
Vancomycin peak therapeutic drug level 889 $7.00 $136.13 $1,192.58 170.4×
Drainage of mouth lesion 137 $99.54 $1,752.89 $16,956.84 170.4×
Eeg/cerebral death evaluation only 95824 -26 633 $52.69 $994.15 $8,975.25 170.3×
Mayo activated protein c resistance assay 824 $5.76 $97.50 $981.00 170.3×
17-hydroxypregnenolone 661 $5.48 $92.65 $933.00 170.3×
Immune complex assay 680 $5.85 $101.60 $995.80 170.2×
Ghs nerve block celiac plexus 570 $88.56 $1,661.40 $15,074.65 170.2×
Ablate arrhythmia add on 543 $398.24 $6,828.51 $67,783.94 170.2×
Drug assay caffeine 566 $4.22 $80.00 $718.21 170.2×
Coombs indirect qualitative each reagent red cell reference 576 $6.00 $107.25 $1,021.00 170.2×
Repair rotator cuff acute 153 $429.75 $7,907.11 $73,125.98 170.2×
Destruction 2-14 lesions 17003 295 $4.20 $78.61 $714.50 170.1×
Exc thrombosed hemorrhoid 46320 498 $117.20 $2,175.36 $19,931.29 170.1×
Clot factor xii hageman 769 $7.75 $138.40 $1,317.41 170.0×
Tongue biopsy; posterior one-third 41105 191 $180.90 $3,592.74 $30,746.36 170.0×
Inj gemcitabine hcl (accord) 156 $6.86 $131.21 $1,165.94 170.0×
Prealbumin 946 $5.63 $94.00 $956.78 169.9×
Nuclear rx intracav admin 206 $46.35 $776.97 $7,876.44 169.9×
Aminolevulinic acid delta 713 $5.27 $87.12 $895.41 169.9×
Mayo gabapentin bld/srm/plasma therapeutic drug level 824 $3.90 $65.86 $662.50 169.9×
Filter spider fx 3mmx320cm 541 $424.64 $7,358.16 $72,134.21 169.9×
Infect ag if pneumocystis carinii 576 $3.78 $66.06 $642.08 169.9×
Excision benign lesion scalp/neck/hands/feet/genitalia 1.1 - 2.0 cm 520 $107.90 $2,064.75 $18,323.85 169.8×
Warde 1006955 catecholamines fractionated 24 hour urine 825 $6.06 $113.10 $1,028.99 169.8×
Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast) 826 $124.00 $2,109.10 $21,051.90 169.8×
Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un 598 $7.56 $131.25 $1,283.00 169.7×
Phosphorus 900 $3.00 $49.20 $509.00 169.7×
Chlorpromazine 0.125 mg/ml IV syringe - cnr 692 $4.19 $79.74 $710.77 169.6×
Removal of implant deep 348 $245.40 $4,520.60 $41,625.48 169.6×
Graft apligraf 3in 44sqcm-q4101-cost per sq cm 384 $14.10 $73.83 $2,391.60 169.6×
Mopath procedure level 9 483 $112.00 $2,000.00 $18,993.54 169.6×
Interrogation vad in person 271 $16.32 $296.80 $2,767.60 169.6×
Nm imaging pulmonary ventilation/perfusion 872 $91.15 $1,590.00 $15,457.51 169.6×
Aqaprn-4 antb flo cytmtry ea 488 $12.40 $231.66 $2,102.76 169.6×
Repair/graft achilles tendon 177 $397.12 $7,913.97 $67,301.99 169.5×
Mayo pancreatic elastase fecal qualitative or semi quantitative 408 $8.74 $147.64 $1,481.12 169.5×
Mayo hiser histoplasma antibodies immunodiffusion 816 $2.88 $52.80 $488.00 169.4×
Release of lower leg tendon 112 $225.45 $3,839.54 $38,199.75 169.4×
Toxoplasma antibody igg 901 $5.45 $91.65 $923.18 169.4×
Evaluation heart device 414 $114.38 $2,199.00 $19,365.30 169.3×
Ercp lesion ablate w/dilate 43278 178 $246.50 $4,502.13 $41,733.55 169.3×
Tissue culture placenta 549 $26.03 $453.00 $4,406.00 169.3×
Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis c 913 $14.08 $253.00 $2,382.00 169.2×
Hocm 350-399mg/ml iodine,1ml 393 $2.66 $79.78 $450.00 169.2×
Injection into vocal cord 90 $31.57 $499.50 $5,339.00 169.1×
Inj testosterone cypionate 494 $2.98 $64.96 $503.88 169.1×
Head CT scan (with and without contrast) 917 $107.40 $1,818.96 $18,159.85 169.1×
Bowel imaging 812 $57.39 $1,074.00 $9,702.10 169.1×
Mayo cannabinoids natural definitive assay thc confirmation urine 563 $5.60 $106.70 $946.70 169.1×
Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (with and without contrast) 903 $109.50 $1,940.00 $18,509.00 169.0×
Calcium chloride 100 mg/ml (10 %) intravenous syringe 330 $2.53 $48.00 $427.58 169.0×
Assay dir meas fr estradiol 462 $4.19 $68.00 $708.00 169.0×
Laps surg prst8ect rpbic rad 123 $690.03 $12,320.22 $116,548.91 168.9×
Mayo mgrm acetylcholine receptor binding antibody 756 $4.26 $75.00 $719.50 168.9×
Mayo selenium 866 $5.06 $83.57 $854.45 168.9×
Microdissection manual 625 $16.92 $300.48 $2,857.00 168.9×
Fetal lung maturity assess lam body dnst 365 $3.36 $67.00 $567.25 168.8×
Mayo pqnu porphobilinogen urine quantitative 24 hour urine 820 $2.70 $48.45 $455.78 168.8×
F-18 fdg pet diag 542 $32.20 $551.72 $5,435.40 168.8×
Kras gene variants exon 2 680 $28.00 $536.20 $4,725.75 168.8×
Lithium therapeutic drug level 922 $4.20 $69.75 $708.80 168.8×
Granisetron 1 mg tab 154 $2.66 $53.15 $448.90 168.8×
Calcium acetate(phosphate binders) 667 mg tablet 133 $0.16 $3.00 $27.00 168.8×
Exc sq tum/neck or ant thorax <3cm 21555 284 $181.80 $3,322.80 $30,671.82 168.7×
Endovenous rf abl vein addl 307 $179.68 $3,156.02 $30,313.48 168.7×
Cyclosporine modified 25 mg capsule 522 $0.52 $7.48 $87.72 168.7×
Fibrinolytic plasminogen 643 $5.38 $107.50 $907.50 168.7×
Remove eyelid lesion 257 $32.13 $536.76 $5,419.00 168.7×
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step giardia 883 $4.37 $74.88 $737.00 168.6×
Breast reduction 159 $396.69 $7,218.34 $66,881.88 168.6×
Warde acetylcholine receptor blocking antibody 674 $4.26 $75.00 $718.20 168.6×
Carboplatin 10 mg/ml desensitization 551 $10.06 $196.00 $1,696.00 168.6×
Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins 902 $10.73 $180.01 $1,808.75 168.6×