Injection radioactive tracer sentinel node (both sides) cost at US hospitals
HC Injection Radioactive Tracer Sentinel Node Bl · CPT 38792
$51.20
lowest cash price
$685.44
national median
$6,839.00
highest cash price
640
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $51.20–$6,839.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($476.96) → Sep 1, 2026 ($724.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $625.56 | $625.56 | $625.56 |
| Arizona | 18 | $58.61 | $526.40 | $1,251.02 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $120.00 | $126.35 | $1,207.00 |
| California | 83 | $71.28 | $710.88 | $2,889.60 |
| Colorado | 16 | $358.93 | $1,384.73 | $1,384.73 |
| Florida | 72 | $329.26 | $1,305.85 | $5,213.60 |
| Georgia | 24 | $290.97 | $1,164.93 | $1,275.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $277.50 | $277.50 | $295.04 |
| Illinois | 41 | $78.60 | $822.96 | $3,868.90 |
| Indiana | 26 | $662.25 | $739.00 | $2,011.63 |
| Iowa | 21 | $75.00 | $408.00 | $2,244.45 |
| Kansas | 10 | $5,505.76 | $5,505.76 | $5,505.76 |
| Kentucky | 19 | $170.57 | $616.80 | $3,303.46 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $589.94 | $589.94 | $589.94 |
| Maine | 7 | $143.05 | $218.40 | $1,725.45 |
| Michigan | 27 | $549.70 | $1,240.00 | $4,431.20 |
| Minnesota | 19 | $145.04 | $328.94 | $1,218.40 |
| Mississippi | 8 | $152.40 | $174.00 | $306.08 |
| Missouri | 14 | $207.90 | $569.25 | $569.25 |
| Montana | 2 | $122.40 | $122.40 | $596.80 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $393.76 | $400.68 | $760.28 |
| Nevada | 4 | $232.24 | $402.83 | $446.06 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $766.70 | $766.70 | $766.70 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $439.15 | $3,986.00 | $6,839.00 |
| New Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 18 | $475.51 | $475.51 | $1,011.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $348.70 | $348.70 | $1,539.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $744.80 | $744.80 | $944.00 |
| Ohio | 59 | $152.80 | $1,044.55 | $2,646.80 |
| Oklahoma | 11 | $295.90 | $1,007.33 | $2,594.15 |
| Oregon | 12 | $238.50 | $636.00 | $1,012.35 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | $80.40 | $837.60 | $1,941.00 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $182.00 | $316.50 | $641.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | $1,232.80 |
| Tennessee | 29 | $153.80 | $347.75 | $482.85 |
| Texas | 96 | $102.90 | $731.25 | $2,253.00 |
| Virginia | 25 | $425.00 | $543.50 | $855.60 |
| Washington | 31 | $231.20 | $685.44 | $1,365.20 |
| West Virginia | 10 | $51.20 | $660.60 | $2,656.00 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | $257.50 | $365.17 | $1,942.40 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $674.48 | $674.48 | $706.44 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna, CA | not published | $3,331.00 – $20,799.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | not published | $538.63 – $3,982.87 |
| Arizona General Hospital Mesa | Mesa, AZ | not published | $33.26 – $441.13 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne, MN | not published | $421.92 – $421.92 |
| Sanford Wheaton | Wheaton, MN | not published | $421.92 – $421.92 |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton, CA | not published | $536.65 – $536.65 |
| Rose de Lima Hospital | Henderson, NV | not published | $38.68 – $452.98 |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center | Bagley, MN | not published | $421.92 – $421.92 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook, MN | not published | $421.92 – $421.92 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby, MN | not published | $421.92 – $421.92 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | not published | $419.41 – $694.01 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC | Glendale, WI | not published | $743.00 – $16,897.00 |
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center | Spokane, WA | not published | $445.48 – $490.03 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | not published | $419.41 – $694.01 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $396.60 – $891.68 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | not published | $405.32 – $995.61 |
| Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $397.94 – $678.59 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | not published | $391.25 – $826.87 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | not published | $418.88 – $678.59 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) | Elk Grove Village, IL | not published | $397.94 – $678.59 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL | RED OAK, TX | not published | $404.27 – $879.83 |
| MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL | Weatherford, TX | not published | $281.50 – $541.15 |
| MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL | McKinney, TX | not published | $281.50 – $489.61 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $397.85 – $409.55 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | not published | $417.47 – $842.38 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $396.60 – $891.68 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $144.24 – $546.25 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $294.51 – $695.77 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $387.22 – $826.87 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $391.25 – $826.87 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $395.28 – $826.87 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $954.50 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $403.35 – $746.20 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $431.99 – $799.18 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $403.35 – $746.20 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $43.87 – $74.83 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $43.87 – $74.83 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $60.53 – $174.97 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $43.87 – $860.02 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $60.53 – $748.03 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $7.54 – $76.98 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $242.59 – $1,575.00 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $52.41 – $855.00 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $167.58 – $748.03 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $371.62 – $1,040.54 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $10.98 – $76.98 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $398.33 – $597.50 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $402.65 – $603.97 |
| CHI St. Vincent Morrilton | Morrilton, AR | not published | $395.30 – $395.30 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $460.16 – $4,826.69 |