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 1005055 5-hiaa 24 hour urine 880 $3.71 $64.08 $651.03 175.5×
Ghs i and d pilonidal cyst simple 679 $40.84 $707.25 $7,165.65 175.5×
Matrix tissue 15x10cm gentrix extra-gynecological clgn strl-cost per sq cm 313 $109.28 $4,472.40 $19,172.40 175.4×
Egd w/transmural drain cyst 205 $223.38 $4,379.25 $39,186.60 175.4×
Debridement subcutaneous tissue <= 20 sq cm 750 $45.68 $835.20 $8,013.00 175.4×
Knee arthroscopy/surgery 171 $263.25 $5,148.00 $46,166.97 175.4×
Surgical pathology level 3 gross & microscopic examination 913 $10.50 $184.21 $1,840.85 175.3×
T4 (thyroxine) total 913 $3.76 $70.20 $659.00 175.3×
Inj hrt cath w/s&i sel hrt art 247 $59.58 $1,045.80 $10,442.25 175.3×
Piperacillin-tazobactam 3.375 gram intravenous solution 680 $4.62 $81.36 $809.64 175.2×
Manipulate finger w/anesth 147 $93.31 $1,749.06 $16,347.39 175.2×
Idarubicin hcl injection 355 $25.30 $447.02 $4,432.00 175.2×
Exc tr-ext mal+marg tal >4 cm 11606 346 $108.68 $2,054.40 $19,036.50 175.2×
Echo tte 2d comp wo ctrst wo clr/dplr 721 $52.50 $1,033.00 $9,194.63 175.1×
Mayo chlap chlamydia pneumoniae antibody igg 770 $2.71 $53.30 $474.60 175.1×
Quest t3 uptake 842 $3.03 $53.20 $530.61 175.1×
Splint finger frog med 345 $2.16 $38.08 $378.20 175.1×
Bx vulva or perineum/1 lesion 56605 436 $59.89 $1,110.40 $10,486.05 175.1×
Sigmoidoscopy w/fb removal 45332 240 $71.60 $1,395.28 $12,533.08 175.0×
Albuterol non-comp con 227 $0.36 $6.07 $63.00 175.0×
Promethazine 25 mg tablet 229 $0.20 $3.83 $35.00 175.0×
Bevacizumab injection 93 $4.50 $97.76 $787.18 174.9×
Insert multi-comp penis pros 136 $526.30 $9,495.20 $92,054.24 174.9×
Lidocaine injection 124 $2.52 $44.76 $440.76 174.9×
Cysto/uretero w/up stricture 119 $224.91 $4,081.37 $39,332.93 174.9×
Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative 908 $3.30 $58.56 $577.00 174.8×
Graft nerve adv 3-4x70mm 541 $1,166.25 $20,782.10 $203,880.09 174.8×
Prep skin to 100cm2 trk/ext 452 $111.75 $2,164.64 $19,533.07 174.8×
Cap nerve 2x15mm 519 $1,049.71 $18,466.88 $183,464.81 174.8×
Ghs inj tendon origin/insertion 566 $24.89 $434.12 $4,350.00 174.8×
Immunoassay tumor antigen quantitative ca 125 928 $7.64 $132.00 $1,335.00 174.7×
Treat ulnar fracture 172 $347.70 $6,653.00 $60,755.68 174.7×
Warde 3016000 west nile virus antibody 821 $3.93 $71.60 $686.61 174.7×
Vitamin D Test 919 $7.48 $132.00 $1,306.67 174.7×
Bone marrow harvest autolog 134 $285.60 $5,544.24 $49,884.93 174.7×
Fetal hemoglobin rosette 790 $3.77 $67.20 $658.45 174.7×
Potassium chloride 10 meq/100ml in sterile water intravenous piggyback 637 $3.30 $62.79 $576.27 174.6×
Ghs acetylcholinesterase, rbc 550 $2.35 $43.06 $410.35 174.6×
Diagnostic anoscopy & biopsy 138 $126.60 $2,288.00 $22,103.91 174.6×
Scan proc cranial extra 103 $134.72 $2,366.00 $23,520.25 174.6×
Icut allergy test drug/bug 166 $3.68 $70.29 $642.39 174.6×
C-peptide 890 $5.29 $93.60 $923.40 174.6×
Dx bronchoscope/brush 31623 381 $119.61 $2,120.32 $20,874.32 174.5×
Platelet aggregation each agent teg 810 $7.65 $148.98 $1,335.07 174.5×
Bx vag mucos smpl (sep proc) 361 $66.15 $1,174.00 $11,541.90 174.5×
Antihemophilic factor-vwf 250 unit-600 unit intravenous solution 305 $1.09 $6.10 $190.18 174.5×
Dressing change not for burn w/anes 15852 275 $39.20 $755.08 $6,839.00 174.5×
Mayo cocaine definitive assay confirmation urine 520 $5.03 $100.00 $877.51 174.5×
Embo or occlude vascular tumor/organ/infarct s&i 577 $756.00 $15,101.00 $131,851.76 174.4×
Exploration maxillary sinus 157 $249.21 $4,362.99 $43,454.06 174.4×
Mayo ethosuximide therapeutic drug level 768 $3.92 $69.55 $683.50 174.4×
Evoked auditory tst complete 270 $18.43 $357.41 $3,212.94 174.3×
Inj retacrit esrd on dialysi 119 $8.26 $349.45 $1,439.82 174.3×
Cystoscopy and treatment 498 $155.50 $2,867.70 $27,100.50 174.3×
Repair biceps tendon 178 $436.95 $7,807.24 $76,140.86 174.3×
Warde collagen cross links c-telopeptide 830 $4.98 $96.85 $867.73 174.2×
Mayo hip12 infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hiv-2 625 $6.75 $122.82 $1,176.00 174.2×
Ven thrombosis images bilat 283 $45.36 $796.50 $7,902.46 174.2×
Sickling rbc 903 $3.37 $59.40 $587.10 174.2×
Deamidated gliadin antibody iga 775 $2.21 $43.35 $385.00 174.2×
Hcg qualitative 897 $5.22 $90.10 $909.34 174.2×
Biotinidase - quest 562 $3.47 $64.40 $604.35 174.2×
Repair deformity of toe 141 $193.80 $3,591.33 $33,752.58 174.2×
Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj lmb-scr w/img ini 582 $275.60 $4,811.54 $47,993.20 174.1×
Bone marrow interpretation 519 $27.77 $542.03 $4,835.60 174.1×
Arterial blood draw/perc 36620 757 $25.80 $478.96 $4,492.51 174.1×
Phenylephrine 10 mg/ml injection solution 542 $3.00 $62.98 $522.37 174.1×
Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (without contrast) 914 $75.00 $1,312.00 $13,058.89 174.1×
Rituximab-pvvr 10 mg/ml intravenous solution 401 $183.18 $5,309.20 $31,888.48 174.1×
Ep & ablate ventric tachy 579 $1,497.12 $27,778.40 $260,605.00 174.1×
Intrvasc Ultrasound noncoronary 1st vessel 539 $174.00 $3,472.95 $30,287.70 174.1×
Assay of procainamide w/metab 553 $4.28 $73.80 $744.97 174.1×
Remove spine eltrd perq aray 291 $192.44 $3,636.18 $33,489.29 174.0×
Warde 1005020 citrate 24 hour urine 835 $5.17 $100.10 $899.64 174.0×
Dexamethasone in ns IV syringe 0.1 mg/ml (neonate) - cnr 662 $1.12 $20.76 $194.88 174.0×
Revision of cervix 272 $197.54 $3,721.00 $34,369.66 174.0×
Replace g/c tube perc 693 $68.50 $1,366.30 $11,914.30 173.9×
Bactericidal level serum 207 $5.77 $121.80 $1,003.03 173.8×
Ghs alcohol, methyl (methanol)-medtox 652 $5.12 $100.30 $889.98 173.8×
Incision of heel bone 146 $341.85 $6,004.47 $59,420.49 173.8×
Incision & drainage hematoma/seroma/fluid collection 815 $111.51 $2,086.70 $19,379.35 173.8×
Rpr aa hrn 1st < 3 ncr/strn 178 $356.40 $6,904.15 $61,922.67 173.7×
Estradiol total 926 $8.76 $152.10 $1,522.00 173.7×
Peri-proc device eval icd 413 $10.07 $192.40 $1,749.60 173.7×
Gamunex-c/gammaked 388 $259.20 $7,435.88 $45,033.03 173.7×
Tc-99m mertiatide 640 $41.08 $756.00 $7,136.04 173.7×
Assay of somatostatin 543 $9.27 $170.50 $1,610.14 173.7×
Epinephrine 1 mg/ml im kit - pediatric 274 $16.40 $507.10 $2,848.30 173.7×
Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis b 911 $13.71 $242.50 $2,381.00 173.7×
Radiation treatment aid(s) 565 $28.80 $526.80 $5,001.15 173.7×
Ablation cryo thigh/knee 228 $53.20 $531.95 $9,238.00 173.6×
Mayo bnzu sedative hypnotics definitive urine 385 $3.68 $62.79 $638.94 173.6×
Pelvic CT scan (without contrast) 912 $77.40 $1,335.34 $13,436.79 173.6×
Tenodesis biceps tdn at elbw 125 $364.31 $6,653.00 $63,243.71 173.6×
Thrombectmy crnry perq mechanical 544 $192.70 $3,809.40 $33,447.00 173.6×
Fetal chrom aneuploidy gsa panel 481 $67.50 $1,166.15 $11,715.94 173.6×
Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i 732 $39.00 $720.00 $6,768.53 173.6×
Mayo aathr protein s free 855 $6.73 $130.00 $1,167.87 173.5×
Suscept studies macrobroth dilution ea 539 $3.15 $59.28 $546.44 173.5×
Gamma globulin 1 cc inj 266 $21.60 $407.60 $3,746.75 173.5×