Autopsy (necropsy) gross cost at US hospitals
AUTOPSY (NECROPSY) GROSS · CPT 88016
$122.85
lowest cash price
$957.56
national median
$14,701.00
highest cash price
7
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $122.85–$14,701.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Feb 1, 2026 ($800.54) → Jun 1, 2026 ($122.85)
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 | $122.85 | $122.85 | $122.85 |
| 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 | $14,701.00 | $14,701.00 | $14,701.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $264.90 – $610.40 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $271.80 – $422.30 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $271.80 – $422.30 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $271.80 – $422.30 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $271.80 – $422.30 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $271.80 – $422.30 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $264.90 – $610.40 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $20.72 – $264.90 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $233.45 – $316.37 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $238.41 – $644.11 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $238.41 – $644.11 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $20.72 – $264.90 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $233.45 – $338.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $124.01 – $644.11 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $233.45 – $316.37 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $20.72 – $264.90 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $8.90 – $545.56 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $233.45 – $316.37 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $8.90 – $545.56 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $233.45 – $340.56 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $203.85 – $233.45 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $233.45 – $233.45 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $233.45 – $233.45 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $124.01 – $644.11 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $233.45 – $511.34 |
| 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 | $124.01 – $644.11 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $8.90 – $545.56 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | not published | $240.26 – $714.98 |
| 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 – $579.37 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $101.50 – $579.37 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $342.80 – $1,884.00 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $309.61 – $545.56 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $233.67 – $389.06 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | not published | $11.28 – $386.44 |
| HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL | PLANTATION, FL | not published | $269.03 – $269.03 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $342.80 – $1,884.00 |
| HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL | PARRISH, FL | not published | $269.03 – $269.03 |
| HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL | VENICE, FL | not published | $269.03 – $269.03 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $8.90 – $545.56 |
| HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL | MIAMI, FL | not published | $269.03 – $269.03 |
| HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | not published | $269.03 – $269.03 |
| HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL | HOUSTON, TX | not published | $22.39 – $2,890.02 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | not published | $18.04 – $185.04 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $233.45 – $511.34 |