32002 (CPT) by state — Price Transparency

CPT · across United States

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

$5,305 National median

$700 – $9,866 IQR (p25 – p75)

277 hospitals filing

36 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 32002 (CPT), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
FL	$20,955	$15,000	$26,390
SC	$16,223	$16,223	$16,223
VA	$15,939	$15,939	$15,939
WA	$12,574	$7,920	$17,914
IL	$9,691	$7,416	$9,691
CT	$8,074	$7,042	$9,178
OR	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920
GA	$7,460	$5,968	$27,652
OK	$6,333	$4,245	$6,490
CA	$4,768	$2,392	$8,222
TN	$4,535	$4,421	$4,649
WI	$4,516	$1,433	$8,404
AZ	$3,453	$3,104	$3,887
UT	$3,424	$2,613	$4,134
MO	$3,362	$2,444	$4,010
CO	$3,281	$1,843	$4,314
TX	$2,069	$290	$5,841
NV	$1,520	$1,183	$1,600
MD	$1,292	$1,154	$1,322
AR	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250
SD	$1,144	$1,144	$1,144
KS	$841	$326	$936
ID	$723	$699	$1,402
OH	$588	$588	$588
LA	$451	$451	$451
PA	$396	$216	$465
MI	$289	$289	$289
NE	$278	$272	$278
NY	$205	$129	$4,277
IA	$190	$149	$275
KY	$125	$125	$198
NJ	$111	$94	$232
HI	$95	$95	$95
WV	$95	$95	$95
NH	$74	$74	$74
NC	$40	$40	$10,074

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

FL	$20,955	$15,000	$26,390	$1,450	$50,000	22	20	129
SC	$16,223	$16,223	$16,223	$14,554	$16,223	5	2	5
VA	$15,939	$15,939	$15,939	$2,628	$29,250	1 ⚠ thin data	14	19
WA	$12,574	$7,920	$17,914	$4,912	$33,603	6	1	12
IL	$9,691	$7,416	$9,691	$4,983	$10,715	9	3	15
CT	$8,074	$7,042	$9,178	$7,042	$9,389	1 ⚠ thin data	1	4
OR	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920	$7,920	4	1	10
GA	$7,460	$5,968	$27,652	$110	$50,000	20	34	412
OK	$6,333	$4,245	$6,490	$4,104	$6,587	7	2	7
CA	$4,768	$2,392	$8,222	$27	$20,742	30	19	103
TN	$4,535	$4,421	$4,649	$85	$6,024	9	3	10
WI	$4,516	$1,433	$8,404	$1,433	$10,821	2 ⚠ thin data	2	4
AZ	$3,453	$3,104	$3,887	$2,769	$4,474	9	2	52
UT	$3,424	$2,613	$4,134	$42	$4,482	3	2	9
MO	$3,362	$2,444	$4,010	$2,176	$4,616	6	5	19
CO	$3,281	$1,843	$4,314	$58	$7,670	11	15	83
TX	$2,069	$290	$5,841	$41	$14,612	61	27	200
NV	$1,520	$1,183	$1,600	$173	$1,600	5	3	8
MD	$1,292	$1,154	$1,322	$1,017	$1,353	1 ⚠ thin data	1	3
AR	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250	3	2	3
SD	$1,144	$1,144	$1,144	$1,144	$1,716	1 ⚠ thin data	5	8
KS	$841	$326	$936	$213	$961	2 ⚠ thin data	7	10
ID	$723	$699	$1,402	$675	$2,081	1 ⚠ thin data	3	3
OH	$588	$588	$588	$588	$588	1 ⚠ thin data	1	1
LA	$451	$451	$451	$451	$451	1 ⚠ thin data	1	2
PA	$396	$216	$465	$40	$2,878	4	10	22
MI	$289	$289	$289	$289	$289	1 ⚠ thin data	1	1
NE	$278	$272	$278	$3	$425	1 ⚠ thin data	13	22
NY	$205	$129	$4,277	$85	$11,039	32	11	93
IA	$190	$149	$275	$122	$1,597	3	14	43
KY	$125	$125	$198	$102	$2,569	4	9	34
NJ	$111	$94	$232	$9	$1,626	2 ⚠ thin data	8	14
HI	$95	$95	$95	$95	$95	1 ⚠ thin data	1	1
WV	$95	$95	$95	$95	$95	2 ⚠ thin data	1	2
NH	$74	$74	$74	$69	$666	1 ⚠ thin data	7	9
NC	$40	$40	$10,074	$40	$10,074	5	3	12