Removal sutr/staple req anes cost at US hospitals
Removal sutr/staple req anes · CPT 15851
$125.00
lowest cash price
$2,431.38
national median
$22,509.55
highest cash price
265
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $125.00–$22,509.55 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$22,509.55
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center — Cedar Falls, IAMedian cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($2,108.87) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,164.64)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $3,365.70 | $3,365.70 | $3,365.70 |
| Arizona | 12 | $164.73 | $164.73 | $164.73 |
| Arkansas | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 73 | $1,351.20 | $3,562.00 | $5,083.20 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 61 | $286.00 | $286.00 | $4,052.00 |
| Georgia | 23 | $5,242.00 | $5,242.00 | $5,242.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 28 | $125.00 | $125.00 | $1,771.20 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 17 | $176.40 | $253.60 | $22,509.55 |
| Kansas | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $2,837.09 | $6,160.00 | $6,845.00 |
| Minnesota | 13 | $1,945.25 | $1,945.25 | $1,945.25 |
| Mississippi | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 15 | $1,111.50 | $1,111.50 | $2,987.98 |
| Montana | 1 | $2,381.60 | $2,381.60 | $2,381.60 |
| Nebraska | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nevada | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $2,730.10 | $2,730.10 | $2,730.10 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $1,999.13 | $3,986.00 | $6,839.00 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $2,227.68 | $2,227.68 | $2,227.68 |
| New York | 17 | $2,164.64 | $2,164.64 | $2,164.64 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $2,338.00 | $2,338.00 | $2,338.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 |
| Ohio | 42 | $286.00 | $3,567.20 | $14,728.92 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $3,577.75 | $3,577.75 | $3,577.75 |
| Oregon | 10 | $4,059.75 | $5,755.50 | $5,755.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $2,391.60 | $3,784.80 | $8,659.80 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $1,314.30 | $1,955.50 | $2,704.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $2,151.20 | $2,151.20 | $2,151.20 |
| Tennessee | 26 | $814.89 | $830.25 | $830.25 |
| Texas | 107 | $862.80 | $1,448.73 | $2,431.38 |
| Virginia | 26 | $814.89 | $2,688.50 | $13,695.34 |
| Washington | 31 | $1,255.80 | $2,582.30 | $4,281.90 |
| West Virginia | 8 | $1,167.00 | $2,411.00 | $10,715.67 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | $162.71 | $162.71 | $758.40 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Ottawa | Ottawa, KS | not published | $1,940.26 – $3,918.00 |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales, FL | not published | $2,154.64 – $4,783.30 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | not published | $48.28 – $4,532.23 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson, AZ | not published | $1,243.64 – $2,082.06 |
| Lincoln Health | Damariscotta, ME | not published | $59.08 – $133.52 |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $1,719.91 – $5,272.00 |
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island, NE | not published | $124.17 – $124.17 |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln, NE | not published | $124.17 – $124.17 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | not published | $124.17 – $124.17 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | not published | $124.17 – $124.17 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL | RED OAK, TX | not published | $61.36 – $2,086.48 |
| MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL | Weatherford, TX | not published | $62.29 – $2,083.05 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana | Danville, IL | not published | $1,534.00 – $4,342.00 |
| MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL | McKinney, TX | not published | $62.29 – $2,083.05 |
| OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | SHAWNEE, KS | not published | $590.76 – $3,105.27 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $2,053.37 – $2,113.77 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | not published | $2,154.64 – $4,347.63 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $2,046.91 – $4,602.10 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | not published | $116.58 – $4,026.56 |
| CHI St. Vincent North | Sherwood, AR | not published | $191.95 – $191.95 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $357.86 – $357.86 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $57.17 – $135.06 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $2,030.31 – $5,272.00 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $2,323.00 – $5,272.00 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $2,069.52 – $5,272.00 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $2,095.70 – $5,272.00 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $2,095.70 – $5,272.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $954.50 – $1,004.50 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $132.79 – $2,776.61 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $954.50 – $1,217.22 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $135.93 – $2,775.41 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $133.29 – $2,776.61 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $64.01 – $225.48 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $134.04 – $2,776.61 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $133.43 – $2,776.61 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $643.86 – $1,004.50 |
| 64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi | Oxford, MS | not published | $1,277.00 – $4,659.65 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $643.86 – $1,004.50 |
| 64-0663760 BMH Booneville | Booneville, MS | not published | $1,564.20 – $4,562.24 |
| Adventhealth Hendersonville | Hendersonville, NC | not published | $1,972.13 – $4,924.41 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | not published | $1,591.28 – $3,350.06 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $51.27 – $52.45 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $51.27 – $87.08 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $51.27 – $99.85 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $51.27 – $99.85 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $51.27 – $101.01 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $64.01 – $225.48 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $643.86 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $51.27 – $87.08 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $7.29 – $67.67 |