Quant diff pulm perf w/imaging cost at US hospitals
HC QUANT DIFF PULM PERF W/IMAGING · CPT 78597
$61.44
lowest cash price
$1,199.16
national median
$11,748.13
highest cash price
686
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $61.44–$11,748.13 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($476.96) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,568.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $3,579.42 | $3,579.42 | $3,579.42 |
| Arizona | 15 | $61.44 | $445.20 | $932.70 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $313.80 | $427.06 | $1,425.00 |
| California | 76 | $87.12 | $1,588.31 | $4,032.45 |
| Colorado | 15 | $378.10 | $3,879.26 | $11,731.00 |
| Florida | 75 | $573.60 | $3,835.65 | $11,748.13 |
| Georgia | 25 | $345.14 | $1,503.06 | $3,409.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $218.56 | $218.56 | $997.50 |
| Illinois | 43 | $314.49 | $1,705.00 | $4,003.20 |
| Indiana | 26 | $1,120.50 | $1,842.60 | $4,592.23 |
| Iowa | 18 | $174.72 | $940.58 | $2,158.24 |
| Kansas | 10 | $3,304.19 | $3,304.19 | $9,363.08 |
| Kentucky | 17 | $224.81 | $1,483.80 | $4,592.23 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $715.26 | $715.26 | $715.26 |
| Maine | 7 | $305.75 | $1,426.65 | $1,714.10 |
| Maryland | 1 | $179.40 | $179.40 | $179.40 |
| Michigan | 26 | $310.24 | $1,318.00 | $1,568.00 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $1,074.14 | $1,806.73 | $1,806.73 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $398.80 | $458.62 | $523.00 |
| Missouri | 17 | $752.40 | $950.95 | $9,155.74 |
| Montana | 2 | $864.80 | $864.80 | $864.80 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $305.76 | $591.78 | $2,199.50 |
| Nevada | 2 | $273.06 | $273.06 | $302.37 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $1,933.15 | $1,933.15 | $1,933.15 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $222.40 | $444.77 | $504.66 |
| New Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 20 | $475.51 | $475.51 | $3,588.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $739.83 | $739.83 | $2,390.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $936.00 | $936.00 | $1,718.40 |
| Ohio | 61 | $552.80 | $1,438.50 | $4,194.60 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $328.56 | $328.56 | $2,189.20 |
| Oregon | 12 | $126.36 | $1,452.00 | $1,852.15 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | $570.50 | $1,228.80 | $2,236.80 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $322.50 | $424.00 | $3,764.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $1,459.20 | $1,459.20 | $1,495.20 |
| Tennessee | 36 | $345.14 | $493.22 | $1,381.69 |
| Texas | 113 | $258.65 | $1,199.16 | $9,673.89 |
| Virginia | 33 | $379.50 | $741.50 | $2,928.63 |
| Washington | 31 | $478.80 | $1,161.16 | $3,889.90 |
| West Virginia | 7 | $607.00 | $871.00 | $1,164.00 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | $841.50 | $870.00 | $2,554.07 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $499.38 | $603.25 | $694.45 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City, TN | $580.80 | $147.80 – $1,584.00 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $580.80 | $147.80 – $1,584.00 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | $580.80 | $147.80 – $1,584.00 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $591.78 | $211.35 – $1,197.65 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $591.78 | $239.53 – $1,197.65 |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center | Omaha, NE | $591.78 | $239.53 – $1,197.65 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $591.78 | $197.26 – $1,197.65 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $591.78 | $225.44 – $1,197.65 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $591.78 | $253.62 – $1,197.65 |
| Community Hospital | Torrington, WY | $603.25 | $418.00 – $921.50 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $604.98 | $346.26 – $1,142.05 |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $607.00 | $25.22 – $673.31 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana, CA | $625.80 | $348.28 – $1,439.81 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $631.23 | $273.41 – $1,192.50 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $636.12 | $177.59 – $2,280.00 |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln, NE | $641.00 | $283.75 – $1,078.45 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | $648.00 | $403.35 – $884.18 |
| Van Wert Hospital | Van Wert, OH | $651.30 | $410.51 – $418.72 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $651.30 | $385.47 – $385.47 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | $651.30 | $385.47 – $385.47 |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $651.30 | $385.47 – $385.47 |
| Southeastern Medical Center | Cambridge, OH | $651.30 | $378.21 – $393.34 |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $651.30 | $393.90 – $393.90 |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $654.60 | $152.99 – $872.80 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $657.60 | $100.20 – $589.01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $657.60 | $100.20 – $589.01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $657.60 | $100.20 – $589.01 |
| WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | MONTEBELLO, CA | $660.42 | $36.88 – $5,613.57 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $661.50 | $25.22 – $667.80 |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL | Vallejo, CA | $674.85 | $36.55 – $1,147.29 |
| Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | Hazard, KY | $683.40 | $326.56 – $326.56 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | $687.20 | $403.35 – $884.18 |
| Platte County Hospital | Wheatland, WY | $687.80 | $456.00 – $921.50 |
| Trinity Medical Center East | Steubenville, OH | $689.35 | $834.00 – $1,070.30 |
| Middlesboro ARH Hospital | Middlesboro, KY | $690.60 | $275.44 – $275.44 |
| Washakie Medical Center | Worland, WY | $694.45 | $35.04 – $70.81 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL | Argyle, TX | $713.98 | $185.29 – $364.28 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $715.26 | $374.59 – $1,018.79 |
| St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center | Pasadena, TX | $721.98 | $178.70 – $1,723.00 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | Colville, WA | $735.70 | not published |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $737.47 | $31.20 – $737.46 |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,405.67 |
| Atrium Health Mercy | Charlotte, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,361.28 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,361.28 |
| Atrium Health Stanly | Albermarle, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,420.46 |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $739.83 | $20.05 – $1,302.09 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,405.67 |
| Atrium Health Cabarrus | Concord, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,405.67 |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,405.67 |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $739.83 | $19.85 – $1,405.67 |