CPT 24579 · 1,037 hospitals reporting

24579

The same procedure costs $196 at one hospital and $39,679 at another — a 203× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $2,760.

Cheapest published

$196

3 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,037 hospitals

$2,760

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$39,679

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

186 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
RIVER'S EDGE HOSPITAL & CLINIC	MN	$3,511	$2,809	—	—	0 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$10,567	$2,712	—	—	0 insurers
CHI-ST VINCENT INFIRMARY	AR	$10,567	$2,712	$824	$17,951	0 insurers
ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER/NORTH	AR	$10,567	$2,686	—	—	0 insurers
ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER/NORTH	AR	$10,567	$2,686	$824	$17,951	0 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$2,836	$2,836	—	—	0 insurers
TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	TX	$2,644	$2,644	—	—	0 insurers
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$2,637	$2,637	—	—	0 insurers
TOPS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL	TX	$7,135	$2,497	$1	$11,664	0 insurers
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH	MN	$2,459	$2,459	—	—	0 insurers
RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$2,699	$2,429	—	—	0 insurers
THREE RIVERS HOSPITAL	WA	$3,095	$3,095	—	—	0 insurers
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,336	$2,336	—	—	0 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$3,317	$2,322	—	—	0 insurers
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	ID	$4,635	$3,245	$3,476	$17,265	0 insurers
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	ID	$4,635	$3,245	$3,476	$29,463	0 insurers
MID VALLEY HOSPITAL & CLINIC	WA	$3,148	$2,204	—	—	0 insurers
CODY REGIONAL HEALTH	WY	$2,548	$2,166	—	—	0 insurers
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$2,132	$2,132	—	—	0 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$3,429	$3,429	—	—	0 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$2,560	$2,048	—	—	0 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$2,560	$2,048	—	—	0 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$2,560	$2,048	—	—	0 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$2,560	$2,048	—	—	0 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$3,363	$2,018	$1,850	$8,945	0 insurers
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR	NY	$2,000	$2,000	—	—	0 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE SURGICAL HOSPITAL FORTWORTH	TX	$3,118	$1,871	$1,715	$8,945	0 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC HOSPITAL	MI	$2,199	$1,869	—	—	0 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$2,199	$1,869	—	—	0 insurers
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - JACKSONVILLE	FL	$9,448	$1,795	—	—	0 insurers
GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL	AL	$3,116	$1,745	—	—	0 insurers
GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$3,116	$1,745	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIF	CA	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	IL	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers
THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - BOSTON	MA	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	MO	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	OH	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN - PHILADELPHIA	PA	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	SC	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	TX	$1,742	$1,742	—	—	0 insurers