Aluminum - quest cost at US hospitals
Aluminum - Quest · CPT 82108
$4.30
lowest cash price
$83.05
national median
$785.98
highest cash price
744
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $4.30–$785.98 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($70.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($128.40)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $22.62 | $24.96 | $365.82 |
| Arizona | 23 | $6.47 | $12.78 | $375.46 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $9.43 | $91.65 | $112.00 |
| California | 70 | $4.30 | $11.89 | $66.64 |
| Colorado | 11 | $17.48 | $383.48 | $502.90 |
| Florida | 79 | $9.00 | $29.25 | $560.00 |
| Georgia | 24 | $37.60 | $227.76 | $381.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $99.20 | $99.20 | $159.00 |
| Illinois | 48 | $27.72 | $140.00 | $247.20 |
| Indiana | 26 | $87.00 | $155.40 | $320.45 |
| Iowa | 17 | $42.84 | $64.00 | $152.40 |
| Kansas | 10 | $39.60 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Kentucky | 18 | $9.65 | $179.05 | $320.45 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $28.86 | $28.86 | $28.86 |
| Maine | 7 | $70.75 | $168.80 | $290.65 |
| Maryland | 2 | $64.80 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Michigan | 27 | $13.31 | $35.16 | $212.00 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $34.40 | $176.00 | $196.80 |
| Mississippi | 9 | $21.56 | $66.15 | $240.75 |
| Missouri | 19 | $33.15 | $64.35 | $201.85 |
| Montana | 2 | $118.40 | $118.40 | $118.40 |
| Nebraska | 10 | $15.00 | $42.84 | $130.05 |
| Nevada | 4 | $17.84 | $19.75 | $37.11 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $193.75 | $193.75 | $193.75 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $25.48 | $28.03 | $140.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 23 | $18.00 | $25.48 | $187.20 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $97.00 | $121.25 | $243.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 67 | $29.40 | $102.50 | $307.80 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $81.49 | $91.00 | $158.00 |
| Oregon | 11 | $16.45 | $30.75 | $103.70 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | $25.00 | $158.40 | $415.20 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $38.00 | $94.80 | $350.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 35 | $15.12 | $42.30 | $781.63 |
| Texas | 108 | $13.50 | $121.48 | $785.98 |
| Virginia | 37 | $42.30 | $156.50 | $713.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $47.20 | $104.31 | $337.40 |
| West Virginia | 8 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $162.00 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $15.40 | $97.50 | $389.27 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $32.34 | $47.35 | $51.21 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $74.75 | $25.48 – $95.55 |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $74.75 | $25.48 – $95.55 |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $74.97 | $25.48 – $149.94 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $75.56 | $17.86 – $98.21 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $75.56 | $17.86 – $98.21 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $75.56 | $17.86 – $98.21 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $75.56 | $22.93 – $98.21 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $75.56 | $9.17 – $98.21 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $76.23 | $21.65 – $189.28 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $76.50 | $17.84 – $79.64 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane, WA | $77.70 | $25.48 – $108.74 |
| 82-3844150 BMH Crittenden | West Memphis, AR | $78.75 | $12.47 – $50.96 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | BOCA RATON, FL | $79.95 | $15.12 – $40.41 |
| SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $81.40 | $25.48 – $49.99 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $81.49 | $23.21 – $57.33 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $81.49 | $23.21 – $101.92 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $81.49 | $23.21 – $112.27 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $81.49 | $23.21 – $112.27 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $81.49 | $23.21 – $45.51 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $81.49 | $23.21 – $29.14 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL | $82.80 | $8.65 – $115.00 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | $83.05 | $25.48 – $26.75 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon, IL | $83.05 | $25.48 – $26.75 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | $83.21 | $25.48 – $114.51 |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $83.21 | $25.48 – $114.51 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $83.21 | $25.48 – $114.51 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | $84.79 | $24.69 – $139.00 |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam, NY | $85.86 | $22.93 – $241.33 |
| Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield, OH | $86.45 | $25.48 – $26.50 |
| Shelby Hospital | Shelby, OH | $86.45 | not published |
| Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) | IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN | $87.00 | $9.26 – $58.09 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) | Boonville, IN | $87.00 | $9.26 – $84.08 |
| Springfield Medical Center | Springfield, OH | $87.60 | not published |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $88.40 | $11.92 – $64.65 |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie, OK | $90.35 | $22.66 – $31.85 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | Arlington, TX | $90.90 | $21.40 – $104.88 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Flower Mound, TX | $90.90 | $21.40 – $104.88 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Plano, TX | $90.90 | $21.40 – $104.88 |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Rockwall, TX | $90.90 | $21.40 – $104.88 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $90.90 | $21.40 – $104.88 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Cleburne, TX | $90.90 | $21.40 – $104.88 |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga | Watonga, OK | $91.00 | $22.66 – $31.85 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora, MO | $91.00 | $12.47 – $35.31 |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher | Kingfisher, OK | $91.00 | $22.66 – $31.85 |
| St Anne Hospital | Toledo, OH | $91.20 | not published |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark | River Ozark, AR | $91.65 | $12.47 – $39.88 |
| Mercy Hospital Paris | Academy Paris, AR | $91.65 | $12.47 – $39.88 |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron | Waldron, AR | $91.65 | $12.47 – $39.88 |
| Mercy Hospital Boonville | Booneville, AR | $91.65 | $12.47 – $39.88 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals | Morgantown, WV | $92.00 | $16.56 – $107.95 |