Price Transparencybeta Hospital negotiated rates

Hospital facility prices. What the hospital charges for the facility side of care — the surgeon’s and anesthesiologist’s fees are billed separately and are not included. How we scope prices →

Rankings

Who pays the most, who pays the least, which procedures cost a fortune, where the same surgery costs 50× more at one hospital than another. Pick a leaderboard, then sort and filter to your heart's content.

Most expensive procedures

National median negotiated rate, descending

Most expensive procedures: National median negotiated rate, descending
CodeTypeDescription National median Hospitals
18 MS_DRG $370,165 2,224
588 MS_DRG $313,714 29
5834 APR_DRG $311,018 1,093
588 APR_DRG $280,935 30
1 MS_DRG $261,939 2,289

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Cheapest procedures

National median, ascending — excludes $0 sentinels

Cheapest procedures: National median, ascending — excludes $0 sentinels
CodeTypeDescription National median Hospitals
978 MS_DRG $51 2
889 MS_DRG $51 2
590 MS_DRG $51 2
874 MS_DRG $51 2
960 MS_DRG $51 2

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Highest-paid hospitals

Overall median across every code they file

Highest-paid hospitals: Overall median across every code they file
HospitalStateCity Overall median Rate volume
Nexus Specialty Hospital The Woodlands TX SHENANDOAH $137,716 654
WALLOWA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OR ENTERPRISE $114,456 410
Sonoma Specialty Hospital CA SEBASTOPOL $103,154 763
Central Valley Specialty Hospital CA MODESTO $100,965 908
ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO IL CHICAGO $86,508 28,381

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Lowest-paid hospitals

Same metric, ascending — excludes $0

Lowest-paid hospitals: Same metric, ascending — excludes $0
HospitalStateCity Overall median Rate volume
MESA SPRINGS TX FORT WORTH $484 1,044
ROCK SPRINGS TX GEORGETOWN $489 477
CARROLLTON SPRINGS TX CARROLLTON $513 508
WOODLAND SPRINGS TX CONROE $513 413
WESTPARK SPRINGS LLC TX RICHMOND $538 477

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Top payers by spend

Estimated total $ (rate volume × median), descending. Figures cover shoppable procedures (DRGs) only.

Top payers by spend: Estimated total $ (rate volume × median), descending. Figures cover shoppable procedures (DRGs) only.
Payer Est. total $ Median paid Hospitals Rate volume
UnitedHealthcare $100,836,506,934 $15,298 2,304 6,591,483
Aetna $72,811,591,099 $15,457 2,138 4,710,712
Cigna Healthcare $63,980,698,845 $19,607 1,834 3,263,126
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $49,772,031,421 $18,757 717 2,653,465
Humana $34,325,937,094 $13,414 1,791 2,558,913

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Lowest-paying payers

Median paid per rate, ascending. Figures cover shoppable procedures (DRGs) only.

Lowest-paying payers: Median paid per rate, ascending. Figures cover shoppable procedures (DRGs) only.
Payer Median paid Hospitals Rate volume
HEALTH PLANS INCORPORATED $9 11 14,461
VALUE OPTIONS $325 12 6,120
Carelon Behavioral Health $350 29 16,935
TRIPLE-S SALUD $567 8 4,486
ComPsych Corporation $749 11 8,368

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Largest price spreads

Same code, max-vs-min hospital ratio (50× means one hospital charges 50 times another)

Largest price spreads: Same code, max-vs-min hospital ratio (50× means one hospital charges 50 times another)
CodeTypeDescription Cheapest Most expensive Spread
7614 APR_DRG $1,372 $374,300 272.9×
181 APR_DRG $1,734 $404,002 233.0×
280 APR_DRG $498 $114,190 229.2×
602 APR_DRG $4,626 $1,035,425 223.8×
660 APR_DRG $689 $148,119 215.1×

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