Handle/convey/speciman/office-lab 99000 cost at US hospitals
Handle/convey/speciman/office-lab 99000 · CPT 99000
$3.40
lowest cash price
$23.40
national median
$119.39
highest cash price
226
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.40–$119.39 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Nov 1, 2025 ($15.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($48.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arizona | 1 | $23.01 | $23.01 | $23.01 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $18.85 | $18.85 | $18.85 |
| California | 41 | $3.40 | $46.48 | $46.48 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 52 | $8.80 | $10.54 | $26.65 |
| Georgia | 23 | $92.00 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Illinois | 33 | $16.80 | $41.30 | $41.30 |
| Indiana | 26 | $23.30 | $23.30 | $23.30 |
| Iowa | 15 | $16.00 | $18.57 | $70.20 |
| Kansas | 11 | $20.80 | $20.80 | $33.80 |
| Kentucky | 9 | $21.00 | $23.30 | $23.30 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $24.70 | $24.70 | $24.70 |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 20 | $11.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $35.20 | $44.80 | $44.80 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $7.00 | $7.98 | $17.10 |
| Missouri | 15 | $12.75 | $17.05 | $18.20 |
| 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 Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 12 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Carolina | 12 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 3 | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Ohio | 26 | $12.50 | $31.85 | $31.85 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $19.50 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Oregon | 4 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $17.50 | $23.40 | $78.00 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $62.00 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| South Dakota | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 24 | $8.74 | $8.74 | $8.74 |
| Texas | 112 | $12.00 | $28.88 | $119.39 |
| Virginia | 33 | $12.00 | $24.60 | $48.00 |
| Washington | 12 | $7.28 | $10.00 | $12.40 |
| West Virginia | 14 | $9.00 | $16.00 | $25.00 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $7.15 | $35.20 | $52.25 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Huntington Hospital | Huntington, IN | not published | $11.54 – $11.54 |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital | Auburn, IN | not published | $11.54 – $11.54 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia | Fort Wayne, IN | not published | $11.54 – $11.54 |
| Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | not published | $2.87 – $2.87 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | not published | $2.87 – $8.05 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | not published | $2.87 – $2.87 |
| LeConte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | not published | $2.87 – $2.87 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL | Argyle, TX | not published | $5.58 – $21.44 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | not published | $2.87 – $2.87 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | not published | $2.87 – $2.87 |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. | Crossville, TN | not published | $3.44 – $3.44 |
| CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta | Atlanta, TX | not published | $3.14 – $57.94 |
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview | Longview, TX | not published | $3.14 – $19.72 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline | Corpus Christi, TX | not published | $1.89 – $43.24 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | Tazewell, TN | not published | $2.87 – $2.87 |
| Roane County Medical Center | Harriman, TN | not published | $2.87 – $2.87 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg | Kingsville, TX | not published | $1.89 – $50.59 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville | Beeville, TX | not published | $1.89 – $49.25 |
| CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice | Alice, TX | not published | $1.89 – $48.76 |
| CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial | Jasper, TX | not published | $4.72 – $66.15 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos | San Marcos, TX | not published | $25.75 – $145.00 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro | Winnsboro, TX | not published | $3.14 – $37.73 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - South Tyler | Tyler, TX | not published | $3.14 – $37.73 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs | Sulphur Springs, TX | not published | $48.14 – $48.14 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Jacksonville | Jacksonville, TX | not published | $3.14 – $37.73 |
| CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis & Peaches Owens Heart Hospital | Tyler, TX | not published | $3.14 – $37.73 |
| CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Marshall | Marshall, TX | not published | $3.14 – $19.72 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Southlake, TX | not published | $8.38 – $8.38 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Plano, TX | not published | $8.38 – $8.38 |
| Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington | Arlington, TX | not published | $5.77 – $8.38 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Flower Mound, TX | not published | $8.38 – $8.38 |
| Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano | Plano, TX | not published | $8.38 – $8.38 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Allen, TX | not published | $8.38 – $8.38 |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | not published | $8.37 – $8.37 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | not published | $7.21 – $18.43 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | Richland, WA | not published | $9.18 – $9.18 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $23.28 – $57.70 |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital | Milwaukie, OR | not published | $10.05 – $10.05 |
| Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) | Burnet, TX | not published | $23.28 – $57.70 |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland, TX | not published | $46.67 – $46.67 |
| Providence Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica, CA | not published | $11.54 – $11.54 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) | Carmel, IN | not published | $2.85 – $11.58 |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus | Lakewood, NJ | not published | $2.55 – $3.90 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) | Kokomo, IN | not published | $2.85 – $11.58 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange, CA | not published | $11.54 – $11.54 |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | not published | $20.33 – $20.33 |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | Shawnee, OK | not published | $6.82 – $7.92 |
| Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | not published | $12.45 – $13.16 |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | not published | $12.45 – $13.16 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) | IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN | not published | $2.85 – $11.58 |