Autopsy (necropsy) gross cost at US hospitals
AUTOPSY (NECROPSY) GROSS · CPT 88005
$792.18
lowest cash price
$957.56
national median
$1,187.34
highest cash price
5
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $792.18–$1,187.34 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$1,187.34
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City — Jefferson City, MOMedian cash price over time
Feb 1, 2026 ($800.54) → Apr 1, 2026 ($1,187.34)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 18 | $792.18 | $800.54 | $1,014.37 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 51 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Georgia | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 19 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Indiana | 16 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kansas | 4 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 9 | $1,187.34 | $1,187.34 | $1,187.34 |
| Montana | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oklahoma | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oregon | 4 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Carolina | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Texas | 26 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Virginia | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Washington | 11 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Wisconsin | 17 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $271.80 – $385.69 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $271.80 – $385.69 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $271.80 – $385.69 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $271.80 – $385.69 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $271.80 – $385.69 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $241.80 – $557.18 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $18.96 – $241.80 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $213.21 – $314.43 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $217.62 – $587.95 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $217.62 – $587.95 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $18.96 – $241.80 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $213.21 – $314.43 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $113.23 – $587.95 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $213.21 – $314.43 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $18.96 – $241.80 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $249.09 – $498.13 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $213.21 – $314.43 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $249.09 – $498.13 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $213.21 – $314.43 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $203.85 – $213.21 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $213.21 – $213.21 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $213.21 – $213.21 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $113.23 – $587.95 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $213.21 – $467.01 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $163.64 – $163.64 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $163.64 – $163.64 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $163.64 – $163.64 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $163.64 – $163.64 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $163.64 – $163.64 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $113.23 – $587.95 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $249.09 – $498.13 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | not published | $219.31 – $775.15 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $163.64 – $163.64 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $101.50 – $529.01 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $101.50 – $529.01 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $313.09 – $2,119.70 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $284.21 – $498.13 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $213.35 – $355.26 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | not published | $10.27 – $352.95 |
| HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL | PLANTATION, FL | not published | $245.65 – $245.65 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $313.09 – $2,119.70 |
| HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL | PARRISH, FL | not published | $245.65 – $245.65 |
| HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL | VENICE, FL | not published | $245.65 – $245.65 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $249.09 – $498.13 |
| HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL | MIAMI, FL | not published | $245.65 – $245.65 |
| HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | not published | $245.65 – $245.65 |
| HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL | HOUSTON, TX | not published | $20.48 – $2,637.92 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | not published | $16.43 – $168.95 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $213.21 – $467.01 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | not published | $923.85 – $923.85 |