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
Ortho elbow without jnt cstm w/fit&adj 359 $20.00 $279.81 $2,289.32 114.5×
Ghs intermed repair over 30 cm - 12037 496 $134.09 $2,164.64 $15,341.36 114.4×
Aortic Aneurysm Screening Ultrasound 880 $33.00 $394.55 $3,775.20 114.4×
Remove shoulder foreign body subq 23330 339 $89.70 $1,788.80 $10,259.92 114.4×
Inj dx for sinogram 622 $32.94 $436.00 $3,766.75 114.4×
Cadd pump refill 546 $21.56 $386.60 $2,464.00 114.3×
Administration vaccine hepatitis b 565 $4.34 $53.00 $496.00 114.3×
Dermagraft 192 $16.87 $85.00 $1,927.00 114.2×
Goserelin 10.8 mg subcutaneous implant 508 $230.70 $4,417.13 $26,346.42 114.2×
Smear special stain inclusion bodies/parasites 867 $5.99 $73.50 $683.96 114.2×
Complx repair fccmnaxghf 13132 624 $94.50 $1,107.60 $10,789.86 114.2×
Repair palate pharynx/uvula 124 $359.85 $5,544.00 $41,084.65 114.2×
Sigmoidoscopy w/ablation 215 $146.34 $2,604.00 $16,705.98 114.2×
Repair finger/hand tendon 246 $374.57 $4,289.04 $42,758.19 114.2×
Allergy injection; single 95115 291 $2.63 $46.80 $300.05 114.1×
Closed tx post hip arthroplasty disloc w/anes 27266 526 $143.29 $2,569.28 $16,347.39 114.1×
Dacarbazine 100 mg intravenous solution 514 $4.97 $62.41 $567.00 114.1×
Vital capacity test 779 $12.06 $173.18 $1,375.83 114.1×
Pul art balloon repr percut 244 $197.37 $3,766.10 $22,513.93 114.1×
Perq transcath closure each 259 $465.98 $9,204.00 $53,146.50 114.1×
Trnscath plc stnt ante carotid art 392 $339.60 $6,046.25 $38,714.00 114.0×
Cell enumeration & id 225 $42.20 $542.40 $4,810.08 114.0×
Expl lap celiotomy w/wo bx 49000 147 $181.23 $2,357.35 $20,650.94 113.9×
Insert semi-rigid prosthesis 97 $812.16 $14,199.16 $92,542.16 113.9×
Bilateral laminotomy addl lumbar 63044 64 $105.30 $1,428.00 $11,996.67 113.9×
Shave sgl skin lsn f/e/e/n/l/m >2cm 233 $44.87 $472.79 $5,110.00 113.9×
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe neisseria gonorrhoeae 939 $10.60 $137.67 $1,206.77 113.8×
Gjb2 gene full sequence 239 $27.30 $502.80 $3,107.31 113.8×
Optx acrclv dslc aq/chrn grf 117 $432.63 $8,322.97 $49,230.53 113.8×
Smear nasal eosinophil 712 $4.00 $46.20 $455.16 113.8×
Sevelamer carbonate pdr 20mg 126 $1.75 $21.42 $199.11 113.8×
Insert self-contd prosthesis 87 $1,198.14 $22,279.50 $136,300.69 113.8×
Shave sgl skin lsn f/e/e/n/l/m 1.1-2cm 267 $38.25 $442.22 $4,350.00 113.7×
Ghs moderate sedation ea addtl 15 min, other 668 $9.66 $142.40 $1,098.08 113.7×
Lap paraesophag hern repair 158 $759.90 $12,260.88 $86,360.67 113.6×
Treat humerus fracture 501 $143.85 $1,790.00 $16,347.39 113.6×
Inj proc for lymphang 365 $42.30 $742.40 $4,806.90 113.6×
Application of forearm cast 29075 621 $30.87 $358.20 $3,507.58 113.6×
Venogram ext bil s&i 738 $131.00 $1,829.42 $14,882.87 113.6×
Repair of windpipe defect 110 $253.80 $3,592.74 $28,831.49 113.6×
Ext ecg>48hr<7d rev&interpj 76 $3.92 $57.00 $445.30 113.6×
Trnsfr/rearrngmnt adjcnt tiss eye/nose/ear/lip 10.1-30sqcm 251 $200.97 $3,186.00 $22,828.95 113.6×
Small bowel endoscopy 179 $193.50 $3,486.34 $21,974.67 113.6×
Shave sgl skin lsn s/n/h/f/g >2cm 243 $35.10 $400.65 $3,986.00 113.6×
X-ray exam of perineum 236 $38.00 $588.00 $4,315.00 113.6×
Composite graft/pri close/don area 15760 198 $171.01 $2,816.50 $19,415.75 113.5×
Removal duct glbldr calculi 454 $140.00 $2,771.60 $15,893.15 113.5×
Cyclophosphamide 1 gram intravenous powder for solution 399 $58.41 $1,305.02 $6,630.54 113.5×
Nsl/sinus endoscopy surg dcr 118 $318.15 $4,350.00 $36,115.03 113.5×
Incision of eardrum 244 $47.74 $552.75 $5,419.00 113.5×
Splint finger 4 prong foam sm 141 $2.21 $34.00 $250.80 113.5×
Umbilicoplasty 15847 79 $366.86 $4,172.97 $41,630.21 113.5×
Ins tun cvad 2 cath w/subq port(s) 300 $410.85 $7,826.00 $46,619.20 113.5×
Cltx mndblr fx ntrdntl fixj 254 $495.00 $6,776.64 $56,158.69 113.5×
Ndl emg musc 1 xtr/non-limb 459 $14.56 $228.50 $1,651.84 113.5×
Unlisted px external ear 127 $18.13 $325.68 $2,056.60 113.4×
Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) MRI (with and without contrast) 934 $257.25 $3,097.92 $29,180.61 113.4×
Etoposide 50 mg cap 257 $12.55 $135.02 $1,422.92 113.4×
Ghs tx distal phalangeal fx with manipulation 585 $47.10 $529.65 $5,339.00 113.4×
Tx closed tib shaft fx without manip 476 $47.10 $535.60 $5,339.00 113.4×
Small bowel endoscopy 198 $143.40 $2,740.80 $16,252.98 113.3×
Family therapy with patient 50 min 90847 481 $18.27 $236.70 $2,069.93 113.3×
Limited visual field xm 141 $6.02 $79.20 $682.00 113.3×
Implant spine infusion pump 100 $1,010.40 $17,262.84 $114,431.97 113.3×
Pressure max expiratory/inspiratory 544 $21.60 $243.69 $2,446.20 113.3×
Hyoscyamine sulfate inj 221 $12.03 $123.83 $1,361.73 113.2×
Amputation toe interphalangeal joint 395 $274.32 $4,196.50 $31,045.79 113.2×
Tmvr w/prosthetic ring 33426 43 $490.56 $5,816.80 $55,515.20 113.2×
Cmbn ant pst colprhy 160 $397.95 $4,928.00 $45,028.74 113.2×
Repair finger/hand tendon 154 $270.60 $3,839.54 $30,616.32 113.1×
Knee arthroscopy/surgery 127 $637.65 $8,718.00 $72,145.00 113.1×
Treat thigh fracture 74 $288.05 $4,083.00 $32,553.22 113.0×
Heparin-protamine tolerance 182 $2.56 $37.75 $289.25 113.0×
Imuglucerase injection 143 $161.00 $3,399.59 $18,180.26 112.9×
Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 769 $13.91 $162.00 $1,570.16 112.9×
Doppler intravascular pressure flow initial vessel 573 $208.03 $2,777.60 $23,482.09 112.9×
CT Angiogram of Abdomen and Pelvis 912 $232.80 $2,839.85 $26,274.09 112.9×
Treat knee dislocation 370 $157.50 $2,220.89 $17,772.67 112.8×
Dornhoffer fixed part w/window 428 $1,931.16 $34,278.00 $217,908.98 112.8×
Clearance of tear duct 124 $61.88 $795.53 $6,982.00 112.8×
Cardiac perf spect sgl/ef/wm rst/strs 873 $238.14 $2,917.00 $26,867.21 112.8×
Repos sq defib eltrd 416 $305.25 $4,306.60 $34,424.03 112.8×
Oncology prostate prob score 223 $53.90 $952.00 $6,078.02 112.8×
Occupational Therapy Evaluation (low complexity) 869 $17.67 $232.40 $1,992.51 112.8×
Infect ag drug suscept pheno predict 747 $28.36 $325.00 $3,197.73 112.8×
Trastuzumab-qyyp 150 mg intravenous solution 262 $256.30 $5,846.40 $28,892.04 112.7×
Exome sequence analysis 159 $846.53 $12,000.00 $95,397.12 112.7×
Bx breast add lesion Ultrasound imag 653 $80.50 $1,670.79 $9,071.00 112.7×
Ghs somatosensory testing lower extremit 504 $73.61 $925.91 $8,294.00 112.7×
Endoscopic injection/implant 187 $313.76 $5,304.00 $35,345.66 112.7×
Inj pemetrexed (accord) 10mg 35 $33.79 $579.77 $3,805.85 112.6×
Laparo ablate renal cyst 105 $530.74 $9,367.23 $59,765.33 112.6×
Inj levoleucovorin nos 0.5mg 141 $8.76 $110.40 $986.34 112.6×
Clsd tx/prox/mid phalnx fx/no manp 26720 522 $38.64 $414.40 $4,350.00 112.6×
Dup scan/ue art/graft/bilat/comp 93930 862 $68.00 $904.78 $7,653.89 112.6×
Sec abd wall suture evisceration/dehsn 49900 112 $120.96 $2,139.60 $13,613.43 112.5×
Rf abltj nrv nrvtg si jt 407 $183.60 $3,188.50 $20,662.96 112.5×
Annual Physical, New Patient (age 18-39) 209 $9.50 $154.00 $1,069.00 112.5×
Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst complex 605 $84.35 $1,421.40 $9,490.00 112.5×
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe 874 $20.16 $276.90 $2,268.00 112.5×