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
Cmv pcr-sendout 883 $9.83 $175.70 $1,771.43 180.2×
Heparin, porcine (pf) 10 unit/ml flush (wrapper) 593 $0.58 $12.00 $104.49 180.2×
Artery x-rays lungs 653 $196.68 $3,660.60 $35,429.76 180.1×
Dx bronchoscope/wash 31622 517 $119.34 $2,410.50 $21,497.75 180.1×
Removal sutr/staple req anes 265 $125.00 $2,431.38 $22,509.55 180.1×
Mayo oxalate 24 hour urine 854 $3.47 $67.20 $624.75 180.0×
Cystatin c 873 $3.91 $77.60 $703.80 180.0×
Heinz bodies direct 295 $2.35 $43.15 $423.00 180.0×
Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) 684 $11.50 $227.25 $2,069.70 180.0×
Virus isolation addl studies ea 592 $4.32 $79.34 $777.10 179.9×
Cyp2c9 gene com variants 401 $15.00 $275.10 $2,698.20 179.9×
Warde 3008005 oligoclonal bands 844 $5.82 $108.50 $1,046.81 179.9×
Chylomicron screen, bf - sendout 641 $6.83 $136.09 $1,227.85 179.8×
Three-Phase Bone Scan (Nuclear Medicine) 905 $87.77 $1,703.45 $15,778.10 179.8×
Closed tx humerus fx with manip 23605 551 $119.98 $2,291.20 $21,567.36 179.8×
Insulin for insulin pump use 70 $9.50 $67.93 $1,707.26 179.7×
Buprenorphine oral 1mg 339 $0.60 $10.70 $107.82 179.7×
Mayo efpo chloride stool 742 $2.36 $44.20 $424.00 179.7×
Bartonella dna pcr-sendout 571 $10.47 $195.25 $1,880.67 179.6×
Endo cholangiopancreatograph 235 $215.65 $4,233.50 $38,733.28 179.6×
Warde immunofixation electrophoresis urine 869 $8.76 $161.28 $1,573.04 179.6×
Biospy of bladder 409 $56.25 $945.00 $10,100.84 179.6×
Rho(d) immune globulin 1,500 unit (300 mcg)/2 ml injection syringe 563 $12.50 $234.12 $2,244.31 179.5×
Repair of thigh muscle 187 $365.55 $6,727.70 $65,630.35 179.5×
Folic acid 937 $5.72 $101.50 $1,026.87 179.5×
Warde 3400652 ova & parasites direct smear concentration and id 899 $3.51 $62.50 $630.10 179.5×
Glucagon 1 mg solution for injection 626 $31.57 $613.79 $5,666.63 179.5×
Reptilase test 618 $3.90 $72.15 $700.00 179.5×
Exc/pilonidal cyst/sinus/simple 11770 356 $170.91 $3,386.84 $30,668.93 179.4×
Fusion of foot bones 145 $360.30 $6,288.57 $64,635.19 179.4×
Change of windpipe airway 31502 640 $22.22 $401.50 $3,986.00 179.4×
Av fistula revision 212 $389.10 $7,014.75 $69,790.83 179.4×
#a/b/c/c/h pnl-candida albicans ab 677 $2.88 $53.95 $516.54 179.4×
Antibody influenza virus 586 $3.00 $54.00 $538.00 179.3×
Caspofungin acetate 300 $32.37 $633.91 $5,805.00 179.3×
Dna antibody native/double stranded 899 $5.07 $100.00 $908.81 179.3×
Replace eye fluid 116 $199.92 $3,905.20 $35,836.08 179.3×
Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution 683 $2.65 $49.07 $475.00 179.2×
Rubeola antibody igg 884 $4.19 $80.00 $751.00 179.2×
Haptoglobin quantitative 929 $4.96 $92.80 $888.94 179.2×
Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation each separate additional episode same site 692 $3.51 $68.06 $629.00 179.2×
Methylprednisolone acetate 40 mg/ml suspension for injection 556 $2.80 $62.85 $501.75 179.2×
Kras gene addl variants 493 $20.48 $387.20 $3,669.31 179.2×
Electrophysiology evaluation 350 $90.20 $1,844.00 $16,159.26 179.1×
Denosumab 120 mg/1.7 ml (70 mg/ml) subcutaneous solution 541 $309.95 $6,324.98 $55,523.68 179.1×
Brace back pinnacle tlso 464 361 $145.50 $2,632.87 $26,057.00 179.1×
Biopsy of prostate 437 $135.00 $2,419.00 $24,176.49 179.1×
Jak2 targeted sequence analysis 639 $20.65 $405.00 $3,697.52 179.1×
Nasal/sinus endoscopy surg w/bx 31237 267 $156.94 $2,831.51 $28,099.66 179.0×
Ghs aspiration bladder - needle 344 $32.71 $582.00 $5,855.00 179.0×
Male sling procedure 112 $439.45 $8,465.18 $78,636.66 178.9×
Inj, lidocaine w epinephrine 442 $2.38 $45.60 $425.82 178.9×
Urinalysis (without microscopy) 887 $1.98 $36.00 $354.25 178.9×
Triamcinolone a inj prs-free 233 $15.37 $223.56 $2,749.74 178.9×
Mumps antibody igg 872 $4.19 $78.00 $749.36 178.8×
Mayo alpha 1 antitrypsin 897 $4.62 $89.05 $826.25 178.8×
Ethylene glycol -sendout 811 $4.77 $86.04 $853.00 178.8×
Warde 1015200 kappa light chain free 782 $3.28 $65.20 $586.54 178.8×
Scan duplex aorta/ivc/iliac or bypass grafts complete 794 $39.75 $761.15 $7,107.75 178.8×
Smpd1 gene common variants 236 $7.05 $133.84 $1,260.60 178.8×
Placement occlusive device venous/arterial access site post procedure 541 $30.78 $572.00 $5,503.55 178.8×
Paricalcitol 380 $2.45 $47.15 $438.00 178.8×
Metabolic panel ionized ca 615 $8.00 $141.60 $1,430.17 178.8×
Mayo angiotensin 1 converting enzyme (ace) csf 863 $3.89 $74.00 $695.40 178.8×
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis 833 $12.00 $212.16 $2,144.88 178.7×
Braf gene 791 $23.04 $450.90 $4,117.41 178.7×
Eculizumab injection 80 $706.93 $16,330.48 $126,329.50 178.7×
Ghs fb removal - incisional 649 $121.41 $2,323.75 $21,695.04 178.7×
Urinalysis (with microscopy) 900 $3.15 $55.20 $562.70 178.6×
Inj naloxone hydrochloride 247 $4.56 $83.16 $814.57 178.6×
Oxytocin 10 unit/ml injection solution 696 $2.74 $50.40 $489.30 178.6×
Aminocaproic acid 5 g/250 ml 0.9% nacl IV - cnr 362 $1.96 $37.33 $350.00 178.6×
Vaccine meningococcal serogroups a/c/w/y quadrivalent diphtheria toxoid(menacwy-d/menacwy-crm) im 533 $16.95 $329.24 $3,025.99 178.5×
Aspirate bladder/sprapubic cath 51102 683 $165.07 $3,226.20 $29,467.14 178.5×
Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous 519 $4.00 $74.56 $714.00 178.5×
Trnscath retrv pq vasc fb w/guide 601 $263.25 $4,766.40 $46,978.60 178.5×
Encephalitis, st louis igg/igm 626 $2.96 $51.84 $528.07 178.4×
Encephalitis, western equine igg/igm 621 $2.96 $54.99 $528.07 178.4×
Octreotide,microspheres ER 20 mg intramuscular susp, extended release 462 $534.76 $12,080.43 $95,393.34 178.4×
Drsg oasis ultr ster 3lyr 7x10 70sqcm -cost per sq cm 246 $15.12 $193.15 $2,696.95 178.4×
Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 758 $46.80 $910.79 $8,347.17 178.4×
Cdna analysis for variants 762 $28.70 $542.87 $5,118.00 178.3×
Special teletx port plan 528 $60.30 $1,095.05 $10,752.00 178.3×
Iadna legionella pneumophila amplified probe tq 558 $5.90 $109.80 $1,052.00 178.3×
Ampicillin 1 gram solution for injection 680 $3.00 $56.70 $534.79 178.3×
Carboxyhemoglobin quantitative 917 $4.69 $84.73 $836.00 178.3×
Endo cath panc duct s&i 510 $33.88 $672.43 $6,039.07 178.2×
Injection during cath supravalvular aortography 590 $49.56 $1,027.26 $8,831.35 178.2×
Chromosome analys placenta 398 $30.56 $572.99 $5,445.57 178.2×
Mayo coccidioides antibody 852 $3.06 $54.00 $545.22 178.2×
Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) 618 $11.63 $188.83 $2,072.17 178.2×
Mayo repu protein electrophoresis urine 865 $4.76 $96.00 $848.00 178.2×
X-ray exam of femur 1 775 $12.69 $237.60 $2,260.63 178.1×
Mayo factor x 849 $7.75 $155.00 $1,380.35 178.1×
Drug test def 22+ classes 329 $22.36 $426.24 $3,982.44 178.1×
Artery-vein nonautograft 224 $364.14 $7,236.06 $64,843.91 178.1×
Echo guidance radiotherapy 428 $44.85 $812.00 $7,985.95 178.1×
Mayo blastomyces antibody immunodiffusion 825 $3.10 $56.00 $551.96 178.1×
Inj ivig privigen 500 mg 394 $331.53 $6,967.29 $59,011.49 178.0×
X-ray arthrogram shoulder supervision & interpretation (both sides) 709 $42.66 $789.36 $7,590.42 177.9×