Carotene cost at US hospitals

HC CAROTENE · CPT 82380

$2.92

lowest cash price

$46.20

national median

$444.96

highest cash price

715

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.92–$444.96 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$2.92

Mercy General Hospital — Sacramento, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$444.96

LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER — Lexington, MO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($94.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($68.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $42.12 $45.24 $54.60
Arizona 23 $5.63 $10.72 $99.30
Arkansas 10 $10.45 $104.65 $218.00
California 75 $2.92 $24.64 $74.88
Colorado 9 $15.21 $142.84 $142.84
Florida 79 $3.15 $23.15 $254.00
Georgia 25 $15.40 $139.62 $259.00
Hawaii 2 $57.75 $57.75 $61.76
Illinois 48 $19.47 $62.50 $193.20
Indiana 26 $68.00 $107.40 $308.84
Iowa 24 $33.57 $40.32 $185.00
Kansas 8 $48.80 $48.80 $48.80
Kentucky 17 $33.60 $62.67 $423.34
Louisiana 5 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Maine 7 $89.15 $94.85 $219.85
Maryland 2 $40.20 $40.20 $40.20
Michigan 26 $10.64 $20.00 $23.52
Minnesota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Mississippi 8 $15.41 $25.00 $89.28
Missouri 15 $35.10 $63.80 $444.96
Montana 2 $118.40 $118.40 $118.40
Nebraska 12 $18.26 $40.32 $139.40
Nevada 4 $8.82 $9.77 $32.29
New Hampshire 1 $314.55 $314.55 $314.55
New Jersey 22 $9.22 $10.14 $28.00
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $9.22 $9.22 $99.00
North Carolina 14 $71.00 $71.00 $71.00
North Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 65 $21.00 $53.60 $434.85
Oklahoma 17 $51.70 $69.85 $161.00
Oregon 11 $23.04 $36.75 $37.40
Pennsylvania 27 $9.50 $63.00 $252.80
South Carolina 9 $48.00 $77.50 $320.00
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 35 $10.64 $16.20 $172.00
Texas 106 $10.00 $67.95 $283.20
Virginia 32 $15.87 $109.50 $256.00
Washington 32 $23.20 $62.51 $221.90
West Virginia 13 $9.50 $9.50 $47.50
Wisconsin 34 $16.50 $46.20 $70.00
Wyoming 4 $28.14 $41.20 $44.56

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $2.92 $4.69 – $20.41
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $2.95 $0.76 – $107.90
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $3.15 $8.12 – $23.05
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $3.15 $8.12 – $23.05
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $3.15 $8.12 – $23.05
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $3.15 $8.12 – $23.05
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $3.67 $1.48 – $13.38
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $3.67 $1.48 – $20.41
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $3.74 $1.88 – $16.80
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $3.86 $4.69 – $20.41
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $3.94 $2.52 – $12.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $4.37 $2.68 – $20.55
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $4.46 $3.48 – $58.80
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $4.88 $2.95 – $32.08
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $4.92 $6.00 – $26.48
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $4.97 $6.00 – $26.48
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $5.21 $1.48 – $20.41
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $5.24 $2.68 – $58.80
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $5.25 $3.62 – $27.91
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $5.63 $9.22 – $50.25
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $5.73 $6.69 – $23.74
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $5.76 $3.35 – $58.80
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $6.03 $6.16 – $82.52
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $6.79 $5.36 – $13.38
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $6.90 $3.48 – $11.76
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL $7.20 $8.36 – $76.63
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $7.20 $9.22 – $111.10
HCA FLORIDA LEHIGH HOSPITAL LEHIGH ACRES, FL $7.20 $9.18 – $14.20
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $7.30 $8.97 – $13.38
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL $7.52 $8.36 – $74.25
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL $7.52 $8.36 – $76.63
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL $7.52 $8.36 – $76.63
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL $7.52 $8.36 – $76.63
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL $7.52 $8.36 – $76.63
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $7.57 $9.22 – $50.25
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA $7.64 $1.20 – $9.60
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $7.82 $6.56 – $13.38
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $8.51 $9.22 – $50.25
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL $8.72 $8.36 – $76.63
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $8.82 $5.85 – $33.48
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $8.92 $7.25 – $13.12
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL $8.95 $8.36 – $77.95
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $9.08 $5.17 – $28.40
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $9.10 $2.59 – $14.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $9.22 $1.00 – $23.41
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $9.22 $1.00 – $23.41
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $9.22 $1.00 – $23.41
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $9.22 $1.00 – $23.41
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $9.22 $1.00 – $23.41
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $9.22 $1.00 – $23.41

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