#mec-opiates cost at US hospitals
#MEC-OPIATES · CPT 80356
$3.76
lowest cash price
$73.14
national median
$587.00
highest cash price
436
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.76–$587.00 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$587.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center — New York, NYMedian cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($88.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($93.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $85.80 | $90.48 | $110.76 |
| Arizona | 17 | $4.70 | $8.85 | $31.42 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $37.70 | $44.20 | $48.15 |
| California | 50 | $3.76 | $76.44 | $86.53 |
| Colorado | 10 | $12.71 | $34.50 | $161.88 |
| Florida | 73 | $7.15 | $76.71 | $525.00 |
| Georgia | 21 | $246.81 | $246.81 | $246.81 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $23.36 | $23.36 | $86.25 |
| Illinois | 35 | $25.00 | $118.80 | $325.20 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 21 | $9.12 | $72.14 | $325.20 |
| Kansas | 10 | $30.80 | $242.86 | $242.86 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $50.32 | $121.38 | $248.00 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $88.40 | $88.40 | $88.40 |
| Maine | 7 | $71.55 | $88.00 | $94.90 |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $93.00 | $148.00 | $156.80 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $73.60 | $76.00 | $77.60 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $18.70 | $18.70 | $34.00 |
| Missouri | 18 | $33.00 | $130.90 | $227.70 |
| Montana | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 10 | $10.08 | $10.08 | $87.23 |
| Nevada | 1 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $95.50 | $95.50 | $95.50 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $37.02 | $59.52 | $68.21 |
| New York | 21 | $6.33 | $7.59 | $587.00 |
| North Carolina | 13 | $119.55 | $119.55 | $230.64 |
| North Dakota | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 46 | $20.00 | $50.05 | $143.00 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $33.15 | $116.60 | $273.90 |
| Oregon | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $54.00 | $65.00 | $86.50 |
| South Dakota | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 34 | $26.22 | $27.00 | $74.21 |
| Texas | 93 | $18.48 | $76.46 | $583.17 |
| Virginia | 18 | $26.22 | $27.00 | $104.40 |
| Washington | 24 | $22.40 | $81.90 | $315.20 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $103.00 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $14.84 | $69.30 | $242.17 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $23.52 | $34.44 | $37.24 |