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
Warde folic acid rbc 806 $4.62 $79.30 $778.54 168.5×
Drug assay rufinamide 421 $4.54 $87.10 $765.00 168.5×
Midazolam 1 mg/ml injection solution 627 $3.40 $63.30 $572.90 168.5×
Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) 809 $6.02 $102.00 $1,013.86 168.4×
Urinalysis microscopic only 759 $1.47 $26.46 $247.56 168.4×
Mayo thiopurine s-methyltransferase 566 $5.32 $98.45 $895.83 168.4×
Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen sgl lead sys 587 $564.00 $10,542.00 $94,953.99 168.4×
Ceftaroline fosamil 600 mg intravenous solution 518 $25.22 $602.45 $4,245.42 168.3×
Circumcision (newborn) 577 $74.00 $1,364.88 $12,454.00 168.3×
Special radiation treatment 561 $116.37 $2,052.00 $19,583.00 168.3×
Clot factor xiii fibrin stab 583 $6.27 $106.40 $1,054.98 168.3×
Infect ag if influenza a 428 $2.41 $41.30 $405.49 168.3×
Oncoprotein dcp 400 $8.59 $167.91 $1,445.11 168.2×
Implant neuroelectrodes 242 $428.14 $7,728.86 $72,015.82 168.2×
Sirolimus, oral 321 $3.30 $41.70 $555.07 168.2×
Anoscopy 119 $55.00 $1,278.72 $9,248.19 168.1×
Fem/popl revasc w/stent 457 $874.80 $16,129.60 $147,072.41 168.1×
Interferon beta-1a 30 mcg/0.5 ml im injection (wrapper) 190 $299.03 $10,427.90 $50,272.00 168.1×
Lidocaine therapeutic drug level 772 $5.08 $87.45 $854.00 168.1×
Iron dextran 50 mg/ml injection solution 602 $4.76 $80.67 $800.06 168.1×
Inj pemetrexed (sandoz) 10mg 56 $13.32 $95.26 $2,238.60 168.1×
Tc-99m pentetate dtpa 554 $12.06 $222.60 $2,026.43 168.0×
Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac 384 $98.82 $1,970.25 $16,600.49 168.0×
Fetal fibronectin 811 $21.92 $389.95 $3,680.00 167.9×
Lsh w/t/o ut 250 g or less 140 $423.90 $7,961.97 $71,163.01 167.9×
Insertion of heart electrode 33211 371 $357.06 $6,820.50 $59,937.96 167.9×
Pyruvate 692 $3.70 $66.00 $621.08 167.9×
Oropharyngeal biopsy 42800 287 $115.54 $2,443.00 $19,394.00 167.9×
Tacrolimus therapeutic drug level 908 $6.54 $122.50 $1,097.71 167.8×
Anal/urinary muscle study 298 $23.75 $407.00 $3,986.00 167.8×
Carbamazepine free 596 $3.30 $60.00 $553.80 167.8×
Colonoscopy (with polyp removal) 353 $128.25 $2,288.00 $21,522.18 167.8×
Fat/lipids feces qualitative 805 $2.20 $36.00 $369.05 167.8×
Sodium thiosulfate 12.5 gram/50 ml (250 mg/ml) intravenous solution 364 $8.34 $177.52 $1,399.00 167.7×
Low cost skin substitute app 241 $20.99 $408.45 $3,520.53 167.7×
Kidney img w/bldflw sgl without rx 825 $81.02 $1,433.22 $13,587.25 167.7×
Repair dental ellis ii fx 433 $28.50 $442.48 $4,779.50 167.7×
Pembrolizumab 25 mg/ml intravenous solution 459 $613.74 $12,385.22 $102,918.06 167.7×
Macroscopic exam parasite 740 $2.10 $37.05 $352.08 167.7×
CT Angiogram of the Chest (for blood clot) 914 $113.25 $1,915.30 $18,986.95 167.7×
Respirator motion mgmt simul 487 $68.85 $1,200.53 $11,541.75 167.6×
Exc benign tal 0.5 < cm 11400 531 $45.30 $832.60 $7,593.81 167.6×
Echo tee cngntl wo ctrst probe plcmnt 143 $40.81 $751.34 $6,839.77 167.6×
Vitamin b-12 938 $6.05 $100.28 $1,013.86 167.6×
Block tap inj(s) w/wo img bi 436 $76.96 $1,340.53 $12,893.57 167.5×
Hhv-6 dna quant 573 $13.36 $253.68 $2,238.16 167.5×
Rpr aa hrn 1st 3-10 ncr/strn 185 $368.10 $6,904.15 $61,660.67 167.5×
Destruction by neurolytic agent w/imaging guidance lumbar/sacral (both sides) 542 $190.00 $3,296.80 $31,824.53 167.5×
Warde 3400652 smear complex special stain ova/parasites 914 $4.31 $73.60 $721.88 167.5×
Mayo infectious agent nucleic acid quantification cytomegalovirus 914 $13.71 $230.65 $2,296.04 167.5×
Tc-99m diag per dose 126 $23.75 $470.40 $3,977.19 167.5×
Thyroid Ultrasound 912 $33.75 $588.50 $5,650.03 167.4×
Acetaminophen 120 mg rectal suppository 79 $14.58 $146.76 $2,440.80 167.4×
Graft sft tiss theraskin lg 5.1x7.6cm meshed 39 sq cm-q4121-cost per sq cm 334 $27.84 $349.41 $4,659.72 167.4×
Mayo organic acids qualitative each specimen 529 $6.35 $112.80 $1,062.75 167.4×
Creatinine 902 $3.00 $46.20 $501.95 167.3×
Egd endo mucosal resection 221 $136.35 $2,430.40 $22,813.42 167.3×
Ghs simple repair 20.1 - 30.0 cm - 12017 487 $35.00 $607.35 $5,855.00 167.3×
Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated 434 $3.64 $61.79 $608.84 167.3×
Treat ankle dislocation 410 $122.57 $2,360.00 $20,501.01 167.3×
Cath adherent clot 10mm 6f 10 576 $937.20 $19,800.55 $156,750.00 167.3×
Mayo csmpu opiod/analogs definitive assay >=5 urine 387 $3.41 $66.00 $570.32 167.2×
Exc snhfg mal+mrg 1.1-2 11622 305 $69.13 $1,274.00 $11,561.00 167.2×
Hla ii typing 1 loc hr 644 $17.50 $299.20 $2,925.00 167.1×
Culture body fluid 878 $6.90 $126.75 $1,152.55 167.0×
Pregnancy associated plasma protein-a 376 $3.61 $70.85 $603.00 167.0×
Nasal/sinus endo w/front sinus expl 31276 161 $364.42 $6,698.00 $60,862.53 167.0×
Mnl prep&insj dp rx dlvr dev 91 $19.60 $294.75 $3,273.42 167.0×
Warde hepatitis be antibody 844 $3.00 $52.80 $501.00 167.0×
Acetaminophen 10 mg/ml soln 100 ml glass cont 492 $3.00 $72.74 $501.00 167.0×
Sho arthrs srg lmtd dbrdmt 178 $287.25 $4,881.00 $47,966.98 167.0×
Brach/thor cath 2nd 583 $94.24 $1,859.35 $15,733.20 166.9×
Mopath procedure level 6 601 $54.18 $916.44 $9,041.40 166.9×
Sigmoidoscopy w/tumr remove 269 $81.60 $1,645.43 $13,613.82 166.8×
Insitu hybridization manual 719 $23.80 $401.28 $3,970.00 166.8×
Cyanocobalamin unsat binding capacity 514 $3.44 $60.75 $573.76 166.8×
Lung perfusion imaging 882 $62.79 $1,069.25 $10,471.34 166.8×
Diazepam 5 mg/ml injection solution (wrapper) 757 $4.50 $79.71 $750.22 166.7×
Ghs myocardial strain img spckl track 705 $23.00 $457.80 $3,833.70 166.7×
Debride/subq tissue/ea add 20sq cm 11045 636 $37.53 $663.30 $6,255.00 166.7×
Ghs prostatic acid phosphatase (mayo) 642 $2.30 $43.55 $383.31 166.7×
X-ray exam of salivary gland 243 $8.64 $162.60 $1,439.75 166.6×
Egd remove lesion snare 290 $153.92 $2,597.25 $25,643.96 166.6×
Barrier skn ft cx ff red 2.25 ctf new image w/tape 56 $0.44 $8.45 $73.30 166.6×
Carmustine 100 mg intravenous powder for solution 360 $110.10 $1,854.00 $18,340.04 166.6×
Pulmonary vent imaging 664 $58.08 $933.75 $9,673.89 166.6×
Lefort i-1 piece without graft 53 $326.34 $6,320.00 $54,351.11 166.5×
Removal of hydrocele 207 $224.20 $4,176.15 $37,319.14 166.5×
Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension 628 $18.40 $332.84 $3,062.00 166.4×
Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level 642 $59.50 $1,160.00 $9,901.26 166.4×
Brachioplasty 15836 110 $195.09 $3,694.40 $32,462.18 166.4×
Ercp bil/panc duct; each stent plcmt 43274 248 $294.31 $5,390.40 $48,970.56 166.4×
Balloon dilate urtrl strix 481 $106.85 $2,118.00 $17,778.75 166.4×
Argatroban nonesrd (accord) 51 $7.64 $218.25 $1,271.16 166.4×
Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) 698 $4.66 $79.00 $775.28 166.4×
Culture fungi skin/hair/nail 825 $4.50 $74.75 $748.64 166.4×
External cannula declotting 241 $96.39 $1,838.28 $16,035.00 166.4×
Infliximab-axxq 100 mg intravenous solution 280 $50.37 $1,062.00 $8,379.00 166.3×
Mayo sfgp rickettsia rickettsii antibody igg 790 $4.19 $76.50 $697.00 166.3×
Methylene blue (antidote) 5 mg/ml intravenous solution 568 $46.38 $1,069.32 $7,714.93 166.3×