Forensic autopsy (necropsy) cost at US hospitals
FORENSIC AUTOPSY (NECROPSY) · CPT 88040
$156.00
lowest cash price
$162.00
national median
$162.00
highest cash price
12
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $156.00–$162.00 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$162.00
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center — Beachwood, OHMedian cash price over time
Jul 1, 2026 ($162.00) → Jul 1, 2026 ($162.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| 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 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| 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 | 28 | $156.00 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | not published | $876.69 – $1,166.29 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $575.63 – $1,326.45 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $734.30 – $2,124.79 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $2,626.32 – $6,193.58 |
| North Central Bronx | Bronx, NY | not published | $24.48 – $839.88 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $575.63 – $1,326.45 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $590.77 – $917.80 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $590.77 – $917.80 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $590.77 – $917.80 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $590.77 – $917.80 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $590.77 – $917.80 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $575.63 – $1,326.45 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $45.04 – $575.63 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $507.37 – $673.31 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $518.07 – $1,400.60 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $518.07 – $1,400.60 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $45.04 – $575.63 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $507.37 – $736.79 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $269.58 – $1,400.60 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $507.37 – $673.31 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $45.04 – $575.63 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $593.09 – $1,186.01 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $507.37 – $673.31 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $593.09 – $1,186.01 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $507.37 – $740.35 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $443.08 – $507.37 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $507.37 – $507.37 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $507.37 – $507.37 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $269.58 – $1,400.60 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $355.69 – $355.69 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $507.37 – $1,111.32 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $355.69 – $355.69 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $355.69 – $355.69 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $355.69 – $355.69 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $355.69 – $355.69 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $269.58 – $1,400.60 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $593.09 – $1,186.01 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | not published | $522.10 – $2,064.30 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $355.69 – $355.69 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $101.50 – $1,259.52 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $101.50 – $1,259.52 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $745.04 – $6,123.36 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $658.89 – $1,186.01 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $507.99 – $845.25 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | not published | $24.48 – $839.88 |
| HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL | PLANTATION, FL | not published | $584.46 – $584.46 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $745.04 – $6,123.36 |
| HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL | PARRISH, FL | not published | $584.46 – $584.46 |
| HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL | VENICE, FL | not published | $584.46 – $584.46 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $593.09 – $1,186.01 |