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
Tc-99m tilmanocept diag 500 $51.80 $985.60 $9,457.70 182.6×
Removal of foot lesion 177 $186.83 $3,707.60 $34,103.37 182.5×
Mayo estriol 787 $4.56 $90.35 $831.83 182.4×
Hexa gene 290 $8.23 $150.82 $1,501.20 182.4×
Mayo hydroxyprogesterone 17-d 900 $6.12 $109.63 $1,116.31 182.4×
Allergen alpha lactalbumin ige 765 $2.55 $48.57 $465.00 182.4×
Prolactin 917 $6.54 $123.50 $1,192.56 182.3×
Brachytx isodose intermed 420 $64.65 $1,244.00 $11,788.06 182.3×
Dna probe gc 256 $4.32 $79.38 $787.58 182.3×
Procainamide 100 mg/ml injection (wrapper) 604 $36.00 $674.78 $6,562.96 182.3×
CT limited or localized follow-up study 769 $35.20 $636.55 $6,417.08 182.3×
Laparoscopy surg colpopexy 140 $562.36 $10,897.60 $102,507.04 182.3×
Arthrodesis triple 109 $625.29 $12,151.68 $113,945.75 182.2×
Integra meshed bil wound mat 269 $359.00 $9,924.16 $65,416.63 182.2×
Warde adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) 884 $7.78 $156.40 $1,417.60 182.2×
Dlyd plmt xtn prosth ea addl 314 $100.48 $1,810.80 $18,307.21 182.2×
Cytarabine 20 mg/ml injection solution 469 $4.74 $90.00 $863.60 182.2×
Mayo bordetella pertussis antibody igg 731 $3.52 $69.20 $641.28 182.2×
Ghs paravert facet/nerve lumb ea add bil 543 $50.04 $962.00 $9,115.40 182.2×
Extractable nuclear antigen/antibody any method each antibody centromere 869 $5.60 $109.00 $1,020.00 182.1×
Nm radiopharmaceutical therapy oral administration 706 $55.63 $1,024.56 $10,131.50 182.1×
Bone/joint imaging ltd area 811 $54.01 $1,037.40 $9,835.40 182.1×
Stress tte complete 605 $96.30 $1,900.96 $17,536.28 182.1×
MRI cardiac morph & func wo IV cont 588 $73.61 $1,367.88 $13,400.90 182.1×
Amiodarone 50 mg/ml intravenous solution 627 $2.59 $55.86 $471.47 182.0×
Mayo psaft prostate specific antigen free 914 $4.70 $90.00 $855.46 182.0×
Tissue surgimend prs meshed 20 cm x 10 cm - cost per 0.5cm 166 $81.00 $1,403.42 $14,742.60 182.0×
Ghs fish hybrid in situ 100-300 821 $12.19 $226.20 $2,218.63 182.0×
Venous mech thrombectomy 601 $410.00 $8,184.00 $74,597.05 181.9×
Catheterization collection of specimen single patient all places of service 616 $2.17 $40.95 $394.70 181.9×
Warde oxcarbazepine therapeutic drug level 865 $3.53 $65.80 $642.01 181.9×
Inj melpha hydroch nos 50 mg 291 $86.29 $1,713.99 $15,692.88 181.9×
Factor viii 908 $7.78 $148.00 $1,414.78 181.8×
Laparoscopy lymph node biop 133 $346.24 $6,904.15 $62,948.27 181.8×
Allergen specific ige qual multi scrn ea 464 $1.25 $24.00 $227.25 181.8×
Mayo nickel 461 $3.70 $70.02 $672.60 181.8×
Sulbactam 1 gram-durlobactam 1 gram (0.5 gram x2) intravenous solution 288 $460.02 $7,487.55 $83,609.40 181.8×
Inj multihance 404 $3.78 $70.54 $686.98 181.7×
Beta-2 microglobulin 883 $4.61 $85.20 $837.66 181.7×
Tissue matrix 1.8x1.8cm collagen dermacell porous 4sq cm cost per sq cm 281 $47.69 $537.50 $8,665.01 181.7×
Ghs immun0electrophoresis 272 $5.73 $110.00 $1,041.00 181.7×
Esophageal motility 229 $35.10 $655.45 $6,376.58 181.7×
Rheumatoid factor qualitative 564 $3.29 $57.20 $597.62 181.6×
Factor ix 862 $8.96 $162.50 $1,627.44 181.6×
Carbohydrate urine - sendout 373 $3.63 $66.64 $659.14 181.6×
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step helicobacter pylori stool 898 $5.55 $103.40 $1,007.69 181.6×
Glucose tolerance test (gtt) 3 specimens 891 $5.85 $105.60 $1,062.00 181.5×
Biopsy/removal lymph nodes 249 $248.94 $4,242.15 $45,189.83 181.5×
Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 901 $8.79 $159.00 $1,595.40 181.5×
Medroxyprogesterone 150 mg/ml im injection (wrapper) 554 $9.25 $190.81 $1,678.64 181.5×
Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure 845 $38.50 $720.15 $6,986.75 181.5×
Carbamazepine total therapeutic drug level 911 $6.60 $122.85 $1,196.81 181.3×
Valproic acid total therapeutic drug level 936 $6.60 $115.00 $1,196.57 181.3×
Hematocrit 892 $1.81 $33.80 $328.08 181.3×
Thromboplastin time partial (ptt) substitution fractions each 830 $3.42 $62.01 $619.83 181.2×
Mayo methadone definitive assay confirmation urine 533 $4.87 $97.20 $882.59 181.2×
Dilate esophagus 1/mult pass 324 $82.50 $1,548.00 $14,947.23 181.2×
Neostigmine methylsulfate 1 mg/ml injection (wrapper) 625 $3.04 $60.16 $550.76 181.2×
I&d/bursa/foot 28001 164 $98.70 $1,917.33 $17,877.89 181.1×
Urea nitrogen clearance 357 $2.12 $38.35 $384.00 181.1×
Colonoscopy with biopsy 242 $86.85 $1,555.20 $15,730.57 181.1×
Ionm in operatng room 15 min 392 $10.72 $200.78 $1,941.62 181.1×
Revise/remove neuroelectrode 116 $228.80 $4,329.39 $41,438.10 181.1×
Psytx complex interactive 281 $2.52 $47.60 $456.32 181.1×
Alpha-fetoprotein tumor marker 881 $5.76 $106.00 $1,042.93 181.1×
Mayo babpb infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe babesia microti 481 $5.13 $96.73 $928.80 181.1×
Rituximab-abbs 10 mg/ml intravenous solution 457 $204.49 $5,004.42 $37,020.62 181.0×
Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium 512 $135.24 $2,260.30 $24,480.21 181.0×
Gated heart multiple 372 $72.63 $1,405.04 $13,146.96 181.0×
Compatibility test each unit electronic 834 $8.76 $171.00 $1,585.31 181.0×
In-111 oxyquinolin per 0.5 mci 403 $139.20 $2,753.23 $25,187.63 180.9×
Calcium gluconate 2 gram/100 ml in sodium chloride,iso-osm IV solution 425 $4.30 $91.60 $778.00 180.9×
Unlisted CT procedure 311 $39.03 $732.70 $7,061.60 180.9×
Inj., benralizumab, 1 mg 363 $538.18 $11,310.00 $97,345.10 180.9×
Elect analysis of infusion pump 62367 321 $29.97 $563.20 $5,419.00 180.8×
Optx ulnar shft fx int fixj 197 $422.94 $8,453.60 $76,470.75 180.8×
Debridement/bone/ea add 20 sq cm 11047 590 $74.24 $1,388.00 $13,422.60 180.8×
Rpl non-tun cvc wo sbq prt/pmp 647 $118.15 $2,203.00 $21,361.35 180.8×
Fluidotherapy charges pt 667 $5.46 $101.40 $987.11 180.8×
Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) 612 $2.41 $46.35 $435.67 180.8×
Drainage of mouth lesion 248 $29.54 $535.20 $5,339.00 180.7×
Esoph balloon distension tst 243 $57.50 $1,040.00 $10,391.68 180.7×
Enoxaparin 30 mg/0.3 ml subcutaneous syringe 683 $5.83 $112.79 $1,053.48 180.7×
Artery x-rays lung 569 $133.98 $2,427.50 $24,197.25 180.6×
Exercise w/hemodynamic meas 357 $49.57 $901.60 $8,951.62 180.6×
Dch pulmonary stress test 507 $49.20 $963.30 $8,884.50 180.6×
Mayo analysis microarray cytogenomic copy number/snp variants 779 $101.33 $1,860.00 $18,295.61 180.6×
Thyroxine binding globulin (tbg) 808 $3.55 $64.51 $640.79 180.5×
C-reactive protein 929 $3.85 $69.36 $694.80 180.5×
Warde 1007138 vanillymandelic acid 24 hour urine 859 $4.11 $70.85 $741.67 180.5×
Endo cholangiopancreatograph 248 $227.62 $4,350.00 $41,073.50 180.4×
Methylprednisolone 4 mg tablet 492 $0.30 $4.62 $54.13 180.4×
Biopsy of testis 102 $218.50 $4,281.73 $39,416.51 180.4×
Closure of eyelid by suture 200 $89.50 $1,701.96 $16,139.94 180.3×
Mayo receptor assay transferrin soluble 776 $6.10 $115.00 $1,099.98 180.3×
Echo transesophageal 291 $58.80 $1,075.20 $10,600.00 180.3×
Chlamydia type 698 $1.92 $34.98 $346.08 180.3×
#resp virpnl dfa-parainfluenza 362 $1.82 $35.20 $328.03 180.2×
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step cryptosporidium 844 $4.11 $76.00 $740.69 180.2×
Colpotomy w/exploration 57000 188 $203.00 $4,075.20 $36,582.95 180.2×