Exc sq tum/neck or ant thorax <3cm 21555 cost at US hospitals
Exc SQ tum/neck or ant thorax <3cm 21555 · CPT 21555
$181.80
lowest cash price
$3,322.80
national median
$30,671.82
highest cash price
284
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $181.80–$30,671.82 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($1,874.89) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,917.33)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arizona | 17 | $373.97 | $373.97 | $683.39 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $532.05 | $727.35 | $1,591.20 |
| California | 82 | $181.80 | $3,322.80 | $6,613.60 |
| Colorado | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 71 | $4,704.05 | $6,055.40 | $6,055.40 |
| Georgia | 23 | $5,810.00 | $5,810.00 | $5,810.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $253.12 | $253.12 | $253.12 |
| Illinois | 35 | $789.00 | $6,657.00 | $6,657.00 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 21 | $751.20 | $1,044.80 | $28,837.38 |
| Kansas | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Louisiana | 5 | 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 | $799.00 | $2,271.01 | $2,271.01 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $3,885.60 | $3,885.60 | $3,885.60 |
| Mississippi | 9 | $571.52 | $851.28 | $1,844.44 |
| Missouri | 18 | $404.25 | $754.65 | $2,541.00 |
| Montana | 2 | $648.80 | $648.80 | $648.80 |
| Nebraska | 11 | $287.02 | $1,674.12 | $1,694.05 |
| Nevada | 3 | 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 | $1,770.73 | $3,986.00 | $6,839.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 17 | $1,917.33 | $1,917.33 | $1,917.33 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $3,789.00 | $4,058.50 | $4,058.50 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 52 | $357.00 | $4,844.45 | $30,671.82 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $1,338.38 | $1,338.38 | $5,258.00 |
| Oregon | 13 | $667.68 | $1,973.12 | $4,999.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $763.80 | $1,898.50 | $3,360.60 |
| South Carolina | 12 | $1,504.00 | $4,246.45 | $12,041.34 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 18 | $709.40 | $744.87 | $815.81 |
| Texas | 111 | $994.88 | $4,267.57 | $4,602.28 |
| Virginia | 20 | $767.50 | $4,357.50 | $14,609.14 |
| Washington | 29 | $3,142.62 | $4,420.32 | $4,420.32 |
| West Virginia | 17 | $333.00 | $2,106.00 | $10,487.67 |
| Wisconsin | 19 | $371.07 | $371.07 | $2,558.40 |
| Wyoming | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $956.64 | $856.99 – $1,953.14 |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $976.57 | $697.55 – $1,953.14 |
| St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital | Navasota, TX | $994.88 | $207.41 – $634.92 |
| St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital | Caldwell, TX | $994.88 | $125.84 – $572.00 |
| St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital | Madisonville, TX | $994.88 | $72.88 – $572.00 |
| St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital | College Station, TX | $994.88 | $314.60 – $572.00 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg, CA | $1,011.78 | $278.92 – $638.27 |
| akron general | Akron, OH | $1,029.60 | $1.10 – $1,616.83 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,342.97 |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,424.56 |
| UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,612.08 |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $737.79 |
| UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,576.65 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown | Sioux City, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,434.92 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,394.21 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island, IL | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,260.48 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,399.30 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,380.95 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,044.80 | $277.39 – $1,425.10 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon | San Antonio, TX | $1,056.66 | $128.00 – $3,042.74 |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $1,057.00 | $92.24 – $865.65 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $1,057.00 | $92.24 – $865.65 |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center | West Des Moines, IA | $1,147.80 | $92.24 – $847.25 |
| Providence Seaside Hospital | Seaside, OR | $1,254.75 | not published |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital | Hood River, OR | $1,254.75 | not published |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $1,338.38 | $335.78 – $359.06 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $1,338.38 | $335.78 – $569.37 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $1,338.38 | $335.78 – $660.47 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $1,338.38 | $335.78 – $652.88 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $1,338.38 | $335.78 – $652.88 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $1,338.38 | $335.78 – $569.37 |
| 64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $1,454.27 | $1,417.84 – $1,446.20 |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau, MO | $1,457.95 | $272.12 – $680.30 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy, MO | $1,457.95 | $273.48 – $478.21 |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston, SC | $1,504.00 | $1,536.11 – $2,337.82 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg, SC | $1,504.00 | $1,536.11 – $1,689.73 |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark | River Ozark, AR | $1,591.20 | $260.67 – $3,374.74 |
| 45-2896080 MBMC Leake | Carthage, MS | $1,596.15 | $1,417.84 – $1,446.20 |
| CHI Health Plainview | Plainview, NE | $1,674.12 | $1,215.73 – $2,698.93 |
| CHI Health Schuyler | Schuyler, NE | $1,694.05 | $426.91 – $2,256.48 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria, VA | $1,758.00 | $1,620.24 – $3,529.00 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church, VA | $1,758.00 | $1,620.24 – $3,529.00 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709, VA | $1,758.00 | $1,620.24 – $3,529.00 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg, VA | $1,758.00 | $1,620.24 – $3,529.00 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria, VA | $1,758.00 | $1,620.24 – $3,529.00 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick, NJ | $1,770.73 | $647.82 – $2,124.87 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin, NJ | $1,770.73 | $647.82 – $2,124.87 |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $1,774.50 | not published |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel, NJ | $1,793.38 | $1,793.38 – $2,152.05 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City, NJ | $1,793.38 | $647.82 – $2,152.05 |