Macroscopic exam arthropod cost at US hospitals
MACROSCOPIC EXAM ARTHROPOD · CPT 87168
$2.12
lowest cash price
$38.58
national median
$274.00
highest cash price
617
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.12–$274.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($4.27) → Sep 1, 2026 ($34.20)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $42.12 | $58.50 | $69.42 |
| Arizona | 22 | $2.12 | $3.17 | $209.34 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $14.95 | $14.95 | $55.00 |
| California | 78 | $6.35 | $30.42 | $158.90 |
| Colorado | 11 | $3.63 | $79.79 | $262.34 |
| Florida | 79 | $16.00 | $133.50 | $217.75 |
| Georgia | 25 | $4.44 | $113.88 | $113.88 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $6.40 | $6.40 | $25.50 |
| Illinois | 46 | $33.84 | $77.50 | $203.00 |
| Indiana | 26 | $17.40 | $85.80 | $109.80 |
| Iowa | 23 | $29.90 | $38.58 | $80.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $80.60 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $60.67 | $79.29 | $238.20 |
| Louisiana | 5 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | $54.20 | $54.20 | $54.20 |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $5.89 | $33.00 | $74.40 |
| Minnesota | 16 | $20.80 | $95.62 | $120.46 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $3.57 | $3.57 | $3.57 |
| Missouri | 19 | $18.20 | $84.70 | $85.80 |
| Montana | 2 | $40.80 | $40.80 | $77.60 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $8.93 | $41.58 | $63.75 |
| Nevada | 1 | $6.90 | $6.90 | $6.90 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $4.27 | $4.70 | $4.70 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $181.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $11.60 | $11.60 | $52.50 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $28.80 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Ohio | 65 | $18.85 | $49.80 | $198.60 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $34.45 | $49.03 | $84.70 |
| Oregon | 9 | $17.85 | $17.85 | $22.72 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | $12.50 | $36.60 | $124.80 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $135.60 | $135.60 | $135.60 |
| South Dakota | 6 | $44.80 | $52.80 | $77.60 |
| Tennessee | 30 | $3.63 | $6.35 | $31.35 |
| Texas | 117 | $12.50 | $45.36 | $114.18 |
| Virginia | 35 | $7.20 | $60.50 | $274.00 |
| Washington | 31 | $5.20 | $19.20 | $96.60 |
| West Virginia | 7 | $13.00 | $24.00 | $113.00 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $10.45 | $20.00 | $123.20 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $5.46 | $5.46 | $5.46 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR | Taylor, TX | $45.36 | $6.26 – $60.48 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON | Denton, TX | $45.36 | $3.59 – $56.70 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY | McKinney, TX | $45.36 | $3.59 – $56.70 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $45.36 | $3.59 – $56.70 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $45.36 | $3.59 – $56.70 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore | Northwest Ardmore, OK | $46.15 | $3.80 – $9.43 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy, MO | $46.15 | $4.27 – $6.05 |
| UPMC Magee | Pittsburgh, PA | $46.20 | $4.00 – $11.45 |
| UPMC St. Margaret | Pittsburgh, PA | $46.20 | $3.69 – $11.45 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $46.20 | $4.27 – $104.61 |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land, TX | $46.50 | $4.27 – $17.76 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston, TX | $46.50 | $4.27 – $17.76 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | Baytown, TX | $46.50 | $4.27 – $17.76 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Houston, TX | $46.50 | $4.27 – $17.76 |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | Nassau Bay, TX | $46.50 | $4.27 – $8.33 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | The Woodlands, TX | $46.50 | $4.27 – $17.76 |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital | Katy, TX | $46.50 | not published |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital | Cypress, TX | $46.50 | $4.27 – $17.76 |
| St Anne Hospital | Toledo, OH | $48.00 | not published |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham, TX | $48.44 | $6.26 – $72.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station, TX | $48.44 | $3.84 – $72.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple, TX | $48.44 | $3.59 – $72.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST | Waco, TX | $48.44 | $3.59 – $60.55 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | Temple, TX | $48.44 | $3.59 – $72.66 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $49.03 | $4.27 – $17.08 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $49.03 | $4.27 – $11.78 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $49.03 | $4.27 – $56.64 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $49.03 | $4.43 – $56.64 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $49.03 | $4.43 – $10.39 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $49.03 | $4.43 – $6.65 |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $49.29 | $4.27 – $125.53 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL | Clearlake, CA | $49.36 | $0.47 – $49.90 |
| Jewish Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $49.80 | not published |
| Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $49.80 | not published |
| Clermont Hospital | Batavia, OH | $49.80 | not published |
| Kings Mills Hospital | Mason, OH | $49.80 | not published |
| Fairfield Hospital | Fairfield, OH | $49.80 | not published |
| Mercy West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $49.80 | not published |
| Urbana Hospital | Urbana, OH | $50.40 | not published |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $50.78 | $3.80 – $182.00 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $52.00 | $4.14 – $80.00 |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $52.00 | $4.14 – $80.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport, IA | $52.20 | $4.27 – $4.27 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Kettering, OH | $52.40 | $2.11 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) | Miamisburg, OH | $52.40 | $2.11 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) | Dayton, OH | $52.40 | $2.11 – $8.97 |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $52.40 | $2.11 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $52.40 | $2.11 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) | Hamilton, OH | $52.40 | $2.11 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $52.40 | $2.11 – $8.97 |