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
Unlisted oph svc/procedure 69 $4.27 $40.26 $238.00 55.7×
Bypass graft patency/patch 73 $93.00 $1,050.40 $5,180.00 55.7×
Brachytx, ns, non-hdrir-192 69 $21.96 $159.50 $1,223.01 55.7×
Icut allergy titrate-airborn 89 $3.25 $29.55 $181.00 55.7×
Ghs plt ct-manual 296 $2.64 $37.96 $147.00 55.7×
Laparo new ureter/bladder 95 $703.20 $9,116.80 $39,148.00 55.7×
Hpa-2 genotyping 252 $21.73 $170.00 $1,209.60 55.7×
Hpa-3 genotyping 266 $21.73 $168.66 $1,209.60 55.7×
Hpa-4 genotyping 257 $21.73 $200.40 $1,209.60 55.7×
Hpa-5 genotyping 271 $21.73 $180.05 $1,209.60 55.7×
Hpa-6 genotyping 257 $21.73 $170.00 $1,209.60 55.7×
Hpa-15 genotyping 257 $21.73 $168.66 $1,209.60 55.7×
Closed tx nose/jaw fx 92 $303.20 $2,903.97 $16,867.52 55.6×
Repair/graft wrist bone 120 $405.45 $5,376.00 $22,553.00 55.6×
Ant instrumentation/4-7 vert seg 22846 49 $171.92 $1,430.40 $9,553.50 55.6×
Tx open nsl fx uncomp 178 $238.05 $3,837.72 $13,221.00 55.5×
Excise intrspinl lesion scrl 56 $915.64 $5,741.00 $50,849.37 55.5×
Acne surgery 10040 315 $22.75 $261.50 $1,262.85 55.5×
Repair of anal stricture 101 $405.90 $3,038.07 $22,526.13 55.5×
Incision of hip tendon 159 $208.20 $2,861.60 $11,553.00 55.5×
Cath occl flo-rester 2.25x12mm cor internal vessel occluder 458 $1,584.70 $19,384.20 $87,931.01 55.5×
Hla class ii phenotype qual 251 $32.00 $313.60 $1,775.25 55.5×
MRA without fol w/cont, lwr ext 357 $360.49 $2,192.59 $19,981.00 55.4×
MRI brain w/dye 186 $107.41 $2,145.00 $5,953.00 55.4×
Resuscitation delivery/birthing room 555 $86.68 $802.00 $4,803.70 55.4×
Corneal transplant 115 $756.58 $5,683.61 $41,925.46 55.4×
Explore/repair chest 32110 183 $341.18 $3,720.50 $18,903.00 55.4×
Revision of iris 237 $123.60 $1,480.00 $6,839.00 55.3×
Repair muscles of hand 182 $264.90 $3,591.33 $14,651.67 55.3×
Tenotomy hip flexor open 39 $177.03 $3,342.87 $9,791.00 55.3×
Cath hawkone s directional 537 $873.55 $7,076.25 $48,300.00 55.3×
Pegloticase 8 mg/ml intravenous solution 277 $3,482.15 $49,135.11 $192,496.16 55.3×
Rebuild outer ear canal 119 $592.65 $6,017.08 $32,745.88 55.3×
Part removal hip bone deep 33 $236.46 $3,342.87 $13,057.00 55.2×
Dress/debride pt-tck burn/5-10% bs 16025 705 $72.20 $399.60 $3,986.00 55.2×
Gauze >16<=48 no w/sal without b 91 $0.50 $5.00 $27.60 55.2×
Physical Therapy Evaluation (moderate complexity) 882 $35.43 $257.34 $1,953.91 55.1×
MRA w/cont, lwr ext 307 $267.89 $1,691.95 $14,771.84 55.1×
Resin three surfaces-anterio 69 $35.70 $408.80 $1,967.49 55.1×
Visc & infraren abd 1 prosth 158 $573.76 $7,571.20 $31,588.99 55.1×
Injection, inclisiran, 1 mg 314 $1,036.97 $6,679.35 $57,085.56 55.1×
Ileostomy/jejunostomy non-tube 44310 63 $243.88 $1,976.40 $13,424.66 55.0×
Prtl exc bone olecrn process 116 $335.55 $3,208.80 $18,468.90 55.0×
Resect leg/ankle tum 5 cm/> 106 $297.71 $5,103.80 $16,385.00 55.0×
Excise intestine lesion(s) 44110 64 $200.27 $1,600.80 $11,020.98 55.0×
Placement bile duct support 89 $402.50 $2,732.00 $22,139.59 55.0×
Dest mal lesion tal 0.6-1.0cm 17261 204 $37.31 $269.60 $2,052.02 55.0×
Drainage of mouth lesion 99 $124.35 $2,133.48 $6,839.00 55.0×
Fusion of knuckle joint 112 $396.75 $3,821.05 $21,797.91 54.9×
Remove eyelid lesion(s) 131 $194.25 $2,741.28 $10,667.85 54.9×
Perq dev breast 1st strtctc 520 $169.65 $1,456.00 $9,314.53 54.9×
Hb glycosylated a1c home dev 183 $2.73 $24.00 $149.88 54.9×
Destruction laser surgery anal lesions 46917 120 $496.60 $3,640.00 $27,259.95 54.9×
Ins/rplcm prq eltrd ra pn ea 51 $414.40 $2,681.11 $22,747.60 54.9×
Sup of prep of antigen # of vials 95144 85 $3.01 $54.60 $165.20 54.9×
Fern test 302 $5.74 $34.45 $315.00 54.9×
Eeg phys/qhp ea incr without vid 86 $68.70 $852.00 $3,769.50 54.9×
Rapid desensitization 178 $30.10 $472.21 $1,651.48 54.9×
Pr visit complexity e&m service serious/complex condition 102 $2.73 $26.65 $149.76 54.9×
Contour of face bone lesion 116 $330.75 $3,837.72 $18,134.10 54.8×
Exc thigh/knee tum deep <5cm 150 $323.85 $3,170.64 $17,754.90 54.8×
Thor rib belt custom fabrica 104 $50.40 $225.50 $2,759.84 54.8×
I131 iodide sol, rx 132 $9.15 $34.87 $500.94 54.7×
Angiotensin ii 262 $7.48 $55.44 $409.50 54.7×
Ascvd rsk mng clin stf pr mo 66 $5.50 $109.46 $300.95 54.7×
Removal of ankle bone 85 $391.16 $7,807.24 $21,400.96 54.7×
Myocrd img pet 2rtracer CT 301 $550.16 $5,083.90 $30,088.13 54.7×
Annual Physical, Established Patient (age 18-39) 218 $18.55 $153.51 $1,014.00 54.7×
Annual Physical, Established Patient (age 40-64) 229 $18.55 $160.73 $1,014.00 54.7×
Veeg ea 12-26hr cont mntr 508 $346.12 $3,225.60 $18,913.66 54.6×
Vein x-ray spleen/liver 402 $541.80 $3,434.00 $29,600.40 54.6×
Reconstruction of anus 73 $385.22 $3,245.23 $21,037.93 54.6×
Cptrz oph img pst sg rta oct 108 $21.34 $357.00 $1,163.50 54.5×
Treatment of tibia fracture 174 $313.05 $6,183.84 $17,059.38 54.5×
Extensive surgery of throat 83 $839.08 $6,547.81 $45,703.85 54.5×
Hopd mntl hlt, 15-29 min 158 $11.20 $60.00 $610.00 54.5×
Excision of gum lesion 97 $125.62 $1,944.80 $6,839.00 54.4×
Repair shoulder capsule 122 $504.45 $7,842.71 $27,448.00 54.4×
Flutemetamol f18 diagnostic 158 $874.40 $5,265.00 $47,520.00 54.3×
Chest X-ray 927 $53.76 $294.06 $2,920.89 54.3×
Treatment of foot infection 191 $144.60 $2,928.60 $7,854.50 54.3×
Cltx mndblr fx w/mnpj 275 $383.00 $2,343.00 $20,804.00 54.3×
Component ankle afo plastic jt mold to pt mdl foot cup 225 $155.35 $1,259.30 $8,438.00 54.3×
Excision of salivary cyst 122 $211.31 $3,986.00 $11,472.84 54.3×
Colonoscopy flex with decompression 45393 199 $126.00 $2,020.80 $6,839.00 54.3×
Partial hysterectomy 66 $228.76 $1,993.68 $12,411.02 54.3×
Laryngoplasty laryngeal sten 85 $915.64 $6,547.81 $49,673.64 54.3×
Ghs ot work hardening-additional hours 380 $19.76 $126.40 $1,071.82 54.2×
Biopsy of cornea 94 $152.80 $2,920.65 $8,286.85 54.2×
Optx partclr fx&/dslc elbw w 95 $564.75 $10,629.07 $30,606.40 54.2×
Decompress optic nerve 91 $760.10 $5,482.40 $41,190.02 54.2×
Bone marrow imaging mult 336 $149.40 $923.00 $8,090.70 54.2×
Application of body cast 122 $100.10 $557.18 $5,419.00 54.1×
Bra surgical elizabeth pink sm 281 $17.44 $127.73 $944.00 54.1×
Ghs subcutaneous infus. for therapy init 1 hr 428 $50.00 $360.80 $2,705.64 54.1×
Assay free hydroxyproline 185 $9.41 $57.60 $509.00 54.1×
Mnl prep&insj i-artic rx dev 87 $35.14 $432.00 $1,900.25 54.1×
Ocular photodynamic ther 100 $126.50 $1,050.40 $6,839.00 54.1×
Induced ab 1+ vag sup w/dlv fetus 143 $212.55 $1,997.99 $11,483.00 54.0×
Splt agrft f/s/n/h/f/g/m ea 89 $83.95 $1,612.78 $4,533.60 54.0×