21235 (HCPCS) by state — Price Transparency

HCPCS · across United States

21235 — Ear Cartilage Graft

State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).

$5,852 National median

$2,550 – $7,865 IQR (p25 – p75)

2,079 hospitals filing

53 states

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Median negotiated rate, by state

Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.

Median negotiated rate by state for 21235 (HCPCS), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
ID	$9,312	$6,391	$12,726
OR	$8,549	$6,580	$8,549
NC	$8,007	$5,739	$8,629
SD	$7,866	$5,586	$12,343
FL	$7,043	$3,955	$11,811
OK	$7,026	$4,393	$11,102
HI	$6,993	$3,375	$7,846
NJ	$6,864	$6,465	$8,753
CA	$6,854	$1,736	$8,375
DE	$6,821	$6,397	$9,986
WA	$6,782	$6,548	$7,916
RI	$6,656	$4,409	$11,803
DC	$6,563	$5,060	$8,313
ND	$6,361	$5,916	$12,583
AZ	$6,305	$3,648	$6,936
PA	$6,117	$2,672	$9,333
NM	$6,016	$2,524	$6,879
VA	$5,939	$3,874	$8,184
ME	$5,897	$5,777	$21,244
NE	$5,881	$3,860	$7,772
WV	$5,869	$791	$6,125
MO	$5,835	$2,089	$8,599
MD	$5,734	$3,718	$6,788
KY	$5,732	$5,281	$7,980
MN	$5,689	$1,441	$6,218
OH	$5,648	$4,310	$8,566
CT	$5,580	$2,419	$7,310
IA	$5,555	$1,172	$6,048
AR	$5,535	$4,479	$6,788
CO	$5,506	$2,223	$6,655
SC	$5,471	$3,827	$7,762
MS	$5,432	$4,508	$8,542
MA	$5,375	$3,809	$7,737
LA	$5,299	$2,846	$5,796
AL	$5,284	$4,360	$6,086
GA	$5,150	$1,443	$6,943
TX	$5,103	$2,150	$7,033
IL	$5,072	$2,381	$7,865
WI	$4,761	$2,629	$7,068
KS	$4,473	$1,963	$7,261
NY	$4,415	$2,421	$7,000
NV	$4,313	$2,452	$5,120
AK	$4,312	$1,635	$8,493
PR	$4,302	$4,302	$4,302
TN	$4,232	$1,820	$5,672
NH	$4,057	$1,555	$6,781
IN	$2,703	$600	$6,197
MI	$2,146	$473	$5,926
WY	$2,093	$1,755	$2,346
MT	$1,760	$873	$5,976
AS	$1,642	$752	$2,533
VT	$1,209	$693	$5,918
UT	$490	$381	$5,994

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

ID	$9,312	$6,391	$12,726	$285	$27,025	19	99	964
OR	$8,549	$6,580	$8,549	$101	$51,070	23	291	962
NC	$8,007	$5,739	$8,629	$478	$17,398	46	103	1,295
SD	$7,866	$5,586	$12,343	$522	$29,792	13	95	478
FL	$7,043	$3,955	$11,811	$1	$986,568	123	669	4,985
OK	$7,026	$4,393	$11,102	$448	$23,080	39	50	518
HI	$6,993	$3,375	$7,846	<$1	$16,700	12	25	387
NJ	$6,864	$6,465	$8,753	$19	$31,679	46	253	4,700
CA	$6,854	$1,736	$8,375	$1	$142,038	175	563	5,548
DE	$6,821	$6,397	$9,986	$711	$30,880	4	8	32
WA	$6,782	$6,548	$7,916	$51	$42,798	46	115	2,788
RI	$6,656	$4,409	$11,803	$826	$37,381	5	7	70
DC	$6,563	$5,060	$8,313	$823	$12,041	4	15	48
ND	$6,361	$5,916	$12,583	$342	$22,677	10	40	170
AZ	$6,305	$3,648	$6,936	$166	$84,198	37	127	1,066
PA	$6,117	$2,672	$9,333	$1	$53,637	66	250	3,469
NM	$6,016	$2,524	$6,879	$316	$26,001	11	41	202
VA	$5,939	$3,874	$8,184	$567	$33,396	46	56	1,047
ME	$5,897	$5,777	$21,244	$784	$35,872	20	12	169
NE	$5,881	$3,860	$7,772	<$1	$30,108	23	92	1,024
WV	$5,869	$791	$6,125	$206	$41,334	11	58	375
MO	$5,835	$2,089	$8,599	$182	$85,916	37	168	1,212
MD	$5,734	$3,718	$6,788	$956	$15,253	1 ⚠ thin data	18	35
KY	$5,732	$5,281	$7,980	$478	$23,401	30	61	826
MN	$5,689	$1,441	$6,218	$258	$50,000	59	92	1,227
OH	$5,648	$4,310	$8,566	$271	$57,915	84	235	2,010
CT	$5,580	$2,419	$7,310	$1,068	$31,483	16	21	255
IA	$5,555	$1,172	$6,048	<$1	$16,121	28	142	682
AR	$5,535	$4,479	$6,788	$58	$33,655	20	110	931
CO	$5,506	$2,223	$6,655	$299	$41,769	55	154	1,422
SC	$5,471	$3,827	$7,762	$1	$50,000	45	77	1,072
MS	$5,432	$4,508	$8,542	$250	$41,956	19	164	546
MA	$5,375	$3,809	$7,737	$1	$21,370	30	236	766
LA	$5,299	$2,846	$5,796	$98	$17,881	29	85	725
AL	$5,284	$4,360	$6,086	$1	$174,558	34	185	919
GA	$5,150	$1,443	$6,943	$219	$50,000	56	104	1,959
TX	$5,103	$2,150	$7,033	<$1	$77,803	232	356	9,538
IL	$5,072	$2,381	$7,865	$189	$29,538	65	217	1,698
WI	$4,761	$2,629	$7,068	$7	$43,319	78	165	1,753
KS	$4,473	$1,963	$7,261	$250	$40,689	28	121	527
NY	$4,415	$2,421	$7,000	$8	$74,006	100	286	8,133
NV	$4,313	$2,452	$5,120	$514	$28,120	19	204	676
AK	$4,312	$1,635	$8,493	$72	$27,732	5	25	51
PR	$4,302	$4,302	$4,302	$4,302	$4,732	1 ⚠ thin data	5	5
TN	$4,232	$1,820	$5,672	$167	$30,110	50	173	3,095
NH	$4,057	$1,555	$6,781	$145	$44,504	12	31	430
IN	$2,703	$600	$6,197	$112	$59,329	42	128	1,504
MI	$2,146	$473	$5,926	<$1	$22,835	58	361	2,180
WY	$2,093	$1,755	$2,346	$497	$11,550	8	38	73
MT	$1,760	$873	$5,976	$81	$17,423	13	45	170
AS	$1,642	$752	$2,533	$752	$2,533	1 ⚠ thin data	1	6
VT	$1,209	$693	$5,918	<$1	$8,943	6	43	204
UT	$490	$381	$5,994	$381	$15,499	33	41	1,272