Surgery & procedures costs at US hospitals
| Procedure | Code | Lowest cash | National median | Highest | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removal of brain tissue | CPT 61537 | $3,692.45 | $3,692.45 | $10,424.70 | 7 |
| Removal of brain tissue | CPT 61538 | $3,989.79 | $3,989.79 | $10,257.00 | 7 |
| Removal of brain tissue | CPT 61539 | $3,561.15 | $3,561.15 | $8,912.80 | 7 |
| Removal of brain tissue | CPT 61540 | $3,294.94 | $3,294.94 | $8,988.85 | 7 |
| Removal of brain tissue | CPT 61543 | $3,287.44 | $3,287.44 | $8,954.40 | 6 |
| Removal of brain tissue | CPT 61566 | $3,388.80 | $3,388.80 | $9,280.70 | 6 |
| Removal of breast lesion | CPT 19120 | $358.50 | $4,631.50 | $36,537.85 | 320 |
| Removal of brow wrinkles | CPT 15826 | $3,113.11 | $4,350.00 | $41,450.12 | 67 |
| Removal of calcium deposits | CPT 23000 | $191.85 | $3,386.84 | $8,607.20 | 113 |
| Removal of cervix radical | CPT 57531 | $2,533.57 | $2,533.57 | $7,787.00 | 6 |
| Removal of colon/ileostomy | CPT 44156 | $533.33 | $5,028.54 | $9,729.20 | 28 |
| Removal of colon/ileostomy 44151 | CPT 44151 | $3,036.50 | $5,285.60 | $9,079.20 | 26 |
| Removal of donor liver | CPT 47133 | $3,323.20 | $3,959.20 | $10,289.50 | 31 |
| Removal of epididymis | CPT 54860 | $218.70 | $4,153.31 | $28,756.66 | 113 |
| Removal of epididymis | CPT 54861 | $591.00 | $4,081.37 | $38,179.62 | 89 |
| Removal of esophagus | CPT 43108 | $6,266.79 | $6,266.79 | $21,546.20 | 6 |
| Removal of esophagus | CPT 43113 | $6,148.92 | $6,148.92 | $20,815.60 | 5 |
| Removal of esophagus | CPT 43124 | $5,405.20 | $5,405.20 | $17,963.40 | 8 |
| Removal of esophagus pouch | CPT 43135 | $2,103.89 | $3,591.20 | $6,804.20 | 20 |
| Removal of ethmoid sinus | CPT 31200 | $504.45 | $5,507.00 | $48,540.79 | 100 |
| Removal of ethmoid sinus | CPT 31201 | $1,273.80 | $3,787.20 | $22,171.84 | 85 |
| Removal of external ear | CPT 69120 | $962.40 | $6,465.11 | $15,155.39 | 87 |
| Removal of eye | CPT 65101 | $2,158.00 | $5,364.00 | $10,785.60 | 87 |
| Removal of eye | CPT 65110 | $3,786.00 | $6,247.03 | $9,632.00 | 87 |
| Removal of eye lesion | CPT 65400 | $148.40 | $2,943.33 | $16,987.28 | 144 |
| Removal of eye lesion | CPT 65420 | $370.86 | $2,891.53 | $10,005.09 | 90 |
| Removal of eye lesion | CPT 65426 | $252.45 | $4,211.99 | $22,904.82 | 139 |
| Removal of face wrinkles | CPT 15828 | $316.05 | $4,872.75 | $36,667.00 | 97 |
| Removal of fallopian tube 58700 | CPT 58700 | $191.45 | $1,963.20 | $9,791.00 | 89 |
| Removal of fascia for graft | CPT 20920 | $211.50 | $2,164.64 | $6,839.00 | 88 |
| Removal of fascia for graft | CPT 20922 | $120.89 | $2,164.64 | $7,705.60 | 93 |
| Removal of finger lesion | CPT 26210 | $184.87 | $1,893.86 | $16,347.39 | 154 |
| Removal of finger tendon | CPT 26180 | $113.82 | $1,893.86 | $11,035.00 | 127 |
| Removal of foot fascia | CPT 28062 | $432.48 | $3,839.54 | $14,584.32 | 99 |
| Removal of foot joint lining | CPT 28070 | $585.60 | $5,419.00 | $9,977.57 | 93 |
| Removal of foot joint lining | CPT 28072 | $503.82 | $3,839.54 | $7,285.60 | 91 |
| Removal of foot lesion | CPT 28080 | $199.20 | $2,385.98 | $28,832.82 | 168 |
| Removal of foot lesion | CPT 28090 | $186.83 | $3,707.60 | $34,103.37 | 177 |
| Removal of foot lesion | CPT 28104 | $214.88 | $3,839.54 | $23,315.05 | 127 |
| Removal of forearm lesion | CPT 25120 | $269.10 | $3,594.44 | $13,732.40 | 122 |
| Removal of forehead wrinkles | CPT 15824 | $552.00 | $3,562.00 | $28,188.00 | 91 |
| Removal of foreign body | CPT 27372 | $212.40 | $4,149.00 | $12,316.00 | 341 |
| Removal of frontal sinus | CPT 31080 | $3,312.40 | $6,966.64 | $11,933.60 | 69 |
| Removal of frontal sinus | CPT 31081 | $3,689.40 | $6,547.81 | $11,933.60 | 80 |
| Removal of frontal sinus | CPT 31084 | $3,786.00 | $7,000.36 | $11,933.60 | 69 |
| Removal of frontal sinus | CPT 31086 | $3,733.60 | $6,966.64 | $11,933.60 | 71 |
| Removal of frontal sinus | CPT 31087 | $3,786.00 | $6,966.64 | $11,933.60 | 87 |
| Removal of frontal sinus 31085 | CPT 31085 | $304.22 | $5,985.60 | $15,563.67 | 100 |
| Removal of gallbladder 47600 | CPT 47600 | $251.51 | $2,292.03 | $21,252.00 | 82 |
| Removal of gallbladder 47610 | CPT 47610 | $292.81 | $2,358.00 | $5,439.20 | 57 |
| Removal of gallbladder 47620 | CPT 47620 | $1,770.72 | $3,375.20 | $5,998.20 | 30 |
| Removal of gum tissue | CPT 41830 | $531.60 | $4,558.89 | $23,506.34 | 101 |
| Removal of head of humerus | CPT 23195 | $2,693.60 | $8,412.89 | $10,959.20 | 71 |
| Removal of heel bone | CPT 28118 | $225.30 | $3,839.54 | $36,608.85 | 161 |
| Removal of heel spur | CPT 28119 | $245.67 | $3,839.54 | $38,748.44 | 163 |
| Removal of hip foreign body 27087 | CPT 27087 | $319.80 | $4,350.00 | $33,752.58 | 206 |
| Removal of hip joint lining | CPT 27054 | $169.47 | $2,394.60 | $8,796.70 | 29 |
| Removal of hip prosthesis | CPT 27090 | $432.45 | $4,088.00 | $9,977.57 | 37 |
| Removal of hip prosthesis | CPT 27091 | $381.50 | $6,331.00 | $17,653.66 | 31 |
| Removal of humerus lesion | CPT 23150 | $453.42 | $4,246.54 | $10,744.50 | 99 |
| Removal of humerus lesion | CPT 23155 | $2,823.60 | $7,913.97 | $57,769.41 | 79 |
| Removal of humerus lesion | CPT 23156 | $406.98 | $7,907.11 | $11,148.00 | 95 |
| Removal of hydrocele | CPT 55040 | $224.20 | $4,176.15 | $37,319.14 | 207 |
| Removal of hydrocele | CPT 55500 | $203.85 | $3,820.84 | $23,352.17 | 125 |
| Removal of hydroceles | CPT 55041 | $266.10 | $4,176.15 | $23,952.63 | 136 |
| Removal of implant deep | CPT 20680 | $245.40 | $4,520.60 | $41,625.48 | 348 |
| Removal of infusion pump | CPT 36262 | $334.00 | $3,054.44 | $24,136.69 | 126 |
| Removal of inner eye fluid | CPT 67036 | $834.50 | $5,479.92 | $27,454.70 | 122 |
| Removal of inner eye lesion | CPT 66770 | $281.23 | $2,625.60 | $6,839.00 | 91 |
| Removal of intranasal lesion | CPT 30117 | $190.75 | $3,811.00 | $30,746.36 | 184 |
| Removal of intranasal lesion | CPT 30118 | $373.05 | $3,837.72 | $8,565.00 | 111 |
| Removal of iris | CPT 66605 | $2,492.56 | $5,361.60 | $6,839.00 | 68 |
| Removal of iris | CPT 66625 | $1,378.00 | $2,615.20 | $8,490.00 | 91 |
| Removal of iris | CPT 66630 | $1,892.80 | $2,817.60 | $7,184.80 | 86 |
| Removal of iris | CPT 66635 | $1,916.20 | $2,843.20 | $11,092.81 | 79 |
| Removal of ischial bursa | CPT 27060 | $315.40 | $6,311.00 | $9,977.57 | 87 |
| Removal of jaw bone lesion | CPT 21044 | $2,148.80 | $6,553.49 | $11,873.50 | 85 |
| Removal of jaw joint | CPT 21050 | $3,057.60 | $6,759.31 | $11,933.60 | 77 |
| Removal of kidney & ureter | CPT 50234 | $662.10 | $6,569.60 | $6,878.30 | 32 |
| Removal of kidney & ureter | CPT 50236 | $1,895.32 | $7,401.60 | $7,401.60 | 20 |
| Removal of kneecap | CPT 27350 | $287.85 | $5,476.16 | $9,977.57 | 131 |
| Removal of kneecap bursa | CPT 27340 | $202.65 | $3,839.54 | $24,064.75 | 149 |
| Removal of knee cartilage | CPT 27332 | $440.46 | $3,839.54 | $7,105.45 | 97 |
| Removal of knee cartilage | CPT 27333 | $1,318.20 | $3,839.54 | $9,564.80 | 81 |
| Removal of knee cyst | CPT 27345 | $261.00 | $3,839.54 | $18,604.38 | 137 |
| Removal of knee prosthesis | CPT 27488 | $290.08 | $4,576.00 | $17,653.66 | 54 |
| Removal of larynx | CPT 31360 | $2,594.54 | $5,122.40 | $7,776.60 | 22 |
| Removal of larynx | CPT 31365 | $1,451.70 | $3,201.39 | $10,090.60 | 9 |
| Removal of larynx lesion | CPT 31300 | $305.69 | $3,986.00 | $39,166.29 | 94 |
| Removal of larynx lesion 31512 | CPT 31512 | $387.60 | $4,362.99 | $7,224.00 | 96 |
| Removal of larynx & pharynx | CPT 31390 | $3,505.19 | $3,505.19 | $11,052.60 | 8 |
| Removal of lens lesion | CPT 66830 | $2,017.15 | $3,529.60 | $15,047.62 | 88 |
| Removal of lens material | CPT 66840 | $362.55 | $3,449.60 | $10,682.51 | 119 |
| Removal of lens material | CPT 66850 | $412.20 | $3,929.60 | $30,186.11 | 127 |
| Removal of lens material | CPT 66852 | $437.85 | $5,626.58 | $46,925.99 | 114 |
| Removal of lung extrapleural | CPT 32445 | $5,009.79 | $5,009.79 | $16,598.40 | 7 |
| Removal of lung lesion 32540 | CPT 32540 | $617.28 | $4,224.00 | $7,891.00 | 27 |
| Removal of lung lesion(s) | CPT 32140 | $1,433.92 | $2,410.40 | $4,331.60 | 22 |
| Removal of lung lesion(s) 32150 | CPT 32150 | $1,169.00 | $2,300.73 | $14,431.51 | 37 |
| Removal of lymph nodes neck | CPT 38700 | $418.35 | $6,244.35 | $30,488.92 | 97 |