42870 (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).

$5,759 National median

$2,210 – $7,696 IQR (p25 – p75)

1,873 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 42870 (CPT), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
ID	$10,198	$6,791	$13,192
LA	$10,000	$4,461	$13,008
OR	$9,388	$7,106	$13,160
NC	$8,612	$5,925	$8,629
WA	$7,416	$5,819	$15,496
MA	$7,073	$1,980	$9,236
NJ	$6,864	$6,465	$7,533
CA	$6,854	$1,235	$8,294
DE	$6,821	$6,397	$9,986
RI	$6,656	$4,676	$10,981
FL	$6,491	$2,692	$10,540
ND	$6,372	$5,916	$13,270
NE	$6,333	$5,081	$7,934
WI	$6,252	$5,690	$7,781
NM	$6,016	$2,524	$6,879
OK	$5,963	$4,053	$8,593
VA	$5,939	$4,448	$7,352
GA	$5,917	$3,903	$7,135
HI	$5,916	$2,837	$6,993
ME	$5,893	$5,738	$22,444
PA	$5,890	$924	$8,412
MN	$5,806	$3,267	$6,211
CT	$5,803	$2,491	$7,239
IA	$5,797	$5,563	$7,428
WV	$5,679	$515	$6,040
KY	$5,669	$5,127	$7,141
OH	$5,637	$3,614	$8,374
MD	$5,625	$4,814	$5,734
SD	$5,586	$4,041	$5,753
IL	$5,563	$1,167	$6,661
SC	$5,495	$3,641	$8,984
MS	$5,375	$2,680	$5,775
AL	$5,361	$3,038	$7,964
CO	$5,132	$1,837	$6,719
TX	$4,807	$2,097	$6,350
KS	$4,770	$774	$7,614
AR	$4,525	$2,008	$5,671
PR	$4,302	$4,302	$4,302
DC	$4,044	$3,090	$4,512
NY	$4,043	$1,772	$7,280
TN	$3,976	$1,872	$5,665
AK	$3,854	$1,168	$9,684
AZ	$3,778	$2,192	$6,305
MO	$3,508	$1,731	$6,016
NV	$3,010	$2,256	$6,471
NH	$2,979	$1,657	$6,791
AS	$2,342	$794	$3,891
IN	$1,905	$455	$5,220
MT	$1,805	$953	$6,034
UT	$1,657	$462	$6,252
WY	$1,460	$1,248	$5,652
MI	$837	$371	$3,101
VT	$774	$553	$5,760

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

ID	$10,198	$6,791	$13,192	$227	$23,194	17	92	797
LA	$10,000	$4,461	$13,008	$79	$30,046	39	132	1,844
OR	$9,388	$7,106	$13,160	$4,693	$51,070	17	27	344
NC	$8,612	$5,925	$8,629	$306	$16,269	42	71	925
WA	$7,416	$5,819	$15,496	$345	$40,469	41	56	1,322
MA	$7,073	$1,980	$9,236	$1	$50,000	20	34	266
NJ	$6,864	$6,465	$7,533	$17	$31,303	41	221	4,000
CA	$6,854	$1,235	$8,294	<$1	$105,915	170	456	4,532
DE	$6,821	$6,397	$9,986	$566	$30,880	4	8	32
RI	$6,656	$4,676	$10,981	$912	$37,381	5	7	70
FL	$6,491	$2,692	$10,540	$1	$986,568	122	189	3,556
ND	$6,372	$5,916	$13,270	$355	$23,449	9	41	179
NE	$6,333	$5,081	$7,934	$79	$19,277	19	81	799
WI	$6,252	$5,690	$7,781	$436	$43,319	65	101	1,081
NM	$6,016	$2,524	$6,879	$334	$26,001	12	46	220
OK	$5,963	$4,053	$8,593	$448	$16,197	39	50	520
VA	$5,939	$4,448	$7,352	$99	$45,086	37	55	759
GA	$5,917	$3,903	$7,135	$247	$50,000	51	88	1,380
HI	$5,916	$2,837	$6,993	$348	$15,437	9	18	119
ME	$5,893	$5,738	$22,444	$623	$35,382	19	9	134
PA	$5,890	$924	$8,412	$40	$36,849	47	144	2,389
MN	$5,806	$3,267	$6,211	$268	$50,000	51	58	782
CT	$5,803	$2,491	$7,239	$1,113	$16,816	14	20	195
IA	$5,797	$5,563	$7,428	$453	$16,121	19	37	306
WV	$5,679	$515	$6,040	$160	$41,334	9	51	169
KY	$5,669	$5,127	$7,141	$149	$14,497	30	50	750
OH	$5,637	$3,614	$8,374	$212	$25,989	79	121	1,376
MD	$5,625	$4,814	$5,734	$3,145	$8,069	1 ⚠ thin data	11	19
SD	$5,586	$4,041	$5,753	$427	$11,176	6	53	92
IL	$5,563	$1,167	$6,661	$34	$102,182	62	158	1,073
SC	$5,495	$3,641	$8,984	$1	$46,600	43	62	1,396
MS	$5,375	$2,680	$5,775	$11	$23,448	17	82	449
AL	$5,361	$3,038	$7,964	$1	$117,458	27	119	497
CO	$5,132	$1,837	$6,719	$442	$26,888	49	133	1,160
TX	$4,807	$2,097	$6,350	<$1	$52,009	220	346	8,805
KS	$4,770	$774	$7,614	$232	$40,689	24	77	371
AR	$4,525	$2,008	$5,671	$41	$13,628	16	55	346
PR	$4,302	$4,302	$4,302	$4,302	$4,732	1 ⚠ thin data	5	5
DC	$4,044	$3,090	$4,512	$2,210	$19,258	2 ⚠ thin data	6	14
NY	$4,043	$1,772	$7,280	$43	$69,547	82	243	4,470
TN	$3,976	$1,872	$5,665	$167	$24,506	48	171	2,642
AK	$3,854	$1,168	$9,684	$1,168	$19,537	3	14	27
AZ	$3,778	$2,192	$6,305	$3	$17,455	30	80	825
MO	$3,508	$1,731	$6,016	$297	$22,229	29	138	831
NV	$3,010	$2,256	$6,471	$544	$19,451	20	118	490
NH	$2,979	$1,657	$6,791	$113	$44,504	13	31	361
AS	$2,342	$794	$3,891	$794	$3,891	1 ⚠ thin data	1	6
IN	$1,905	$455	$5,220	$130	$29,226	44	151	1,700
MT	$1,805	$953	$6,034	$304	$17,423	12	45	149
UT	$1,657	$462	$6,252	$462	$16,981	33	42	1,001
WY	$1,460	$1,248	$5,652	$542	$11,247	9	38	74
MI	$837	$371	$3,101	<$1	$18,149	47	244	1,166
VT	$774	$553	$5,760	<$1	$8,943	3	28	98