From: Large variations in hospital pricing for standard procedures revealed
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List price | Cash price | Medicare | Medicaid | Veterans/Tricare | Commercial/Other | Total | P-value | ||
Abdominal Ultrasound (reported by 1861 hospitals) | (N = 1447) | (N = 2003) | (N = 5083) | (N = 2137) | (N = 819) | (N = 33,432) | (N = 44,921) | ||
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N | 1447 | 2003 | 5083 | 2137 | 819 | 33,432 | 44,921 | ||
Mean | 1257.2 | 866.4 | 268.5 | 198.7 | 269.4 | 671.3 | 623.5 | ||
SD | 1265.96 | 1413.73 | 413.85 | 590.68 | 349.79 | 889.45 | 900.02 | ||
Median | 1036 | 617.6 | 118.4 | 113 | 112.8 | 532.5 | 444 | ||
CV | 101% | 163% | 154% | 297% | 130% | 132% | 144% | ||
IQR | 738, 1557 | 321, 978 | 107, 199 | 70, 193 | 103, 302 | 232, 862 | 160, 833 | ||
Range | 23, 39,796 | 0, 42,640 | 2, 2589 | 0, 24,141 | 44, 2845 | 0, 37,806 | 0, 42,640 | ||
Diagnostic Colonoscopy (reported by 1279 hospitals) | (N = 877) | (N = 1181) | (N = 3771) | (N = 1350) | (N = 572) | (N = 21,532) | (N = 29,283) | ||
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N | 877 | 1181 | 3771 | 1350 | 572 | 21,532 | 29,283 | ||
Mean | 4822.6 | 2940.2 | 907.4 | 674.3 | 959.8 | 2510.5 | 2275.7 | ||
SD | 8872.55 | 5421.44 | 611.37 | 633.9 | 1012.69 | 3101.48 | 3368.21 | ||
Median | 2706 | 1734.9 | 764 | 480.8 | 719.1 | 1913 | 1541.9 | ||
CV | 184% | 184% | 67% | 94% | 106% | 124% | 148% | ||
IQR | 1585, 4249 | 1009, 2958 | 693, 895 | 375, 762 | 684, 794 | 1033, 3284 | 769, 2864 | ||
Range | 1, 93,050 | 0, 69,788 | 100, 9014 | 0, 7528 | 102, 13,212 | 0, 330,372 | 0, 330,372 | ||
Kidney Function Blood Test Panel (reported by 1815 hospitals) | (N = 1398) | (N = 1911) | (N = 4118) | (N = 1685) | (N = 631) | (N = 30,685) | (N = 40,428) | ||
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N | 1398 | 1911 | 4118 | 1685 | 631 | 30,685 | 40,428 | ||
Mean | 253.8 | 191.5 | 43.7 | 35.8 | 52.6 | 143 | 133.1 | ||
SD | 733.74 | 569.6 | 315.64 | 234.88 | 164.1 | 550.96 | 528.43 | ||
Median | 161 | 85.2 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 73 | 57.9 | ||
CV | 289% | 297% | 722% | 656% | 312% | 385% | 397% | ||
IQR | 89, 280 | 42, 157 | 9, 10 | 8, 17 | 9, 47 | 21, 153 | 12, 139 | ||
Range | 3, 18,435 | 0, 12,904 | 2, 6490 | 1, 6012 | 3, 2276 | 0, 17,513 | 0, 18,435 | ||
Knee arthroscopic cartilage removal (reported by 908 hospitals) | (N = 519) | (N = 772) | (N = 2261) | (N = 730) | (N = 455) | (N = 13,942) | (N = 18,679) | ||
< .0001 | |||||||||
N | 519 | 772 | 2261 | 730 | 455 | 13,942 | 18,679 | ||
Mean | 12,104 | 7853.5 | 2769.8 | 2252.1 | 3343.3 | 7872.6 | 7041.7 | ||
SD | 11,226.32 | 6895.23 | 1499.78 | 12,082.02 | 3711.02 | 7264.83 | 7473.17 | ||
Median | 9156.1 | 5541.4 | 2615.9 | 1486 | 2527.9 | 5738.4 | 4437 | ||
CV | 93% | 88% | 54% | 536% | 111% | 92% | 106% | ||
IQR | 4499, 15,796 | 3009, 10,575 | 2377, 3029 | 823, 2148 | 2414, 2816 | 2707, 11,119 | 2482, 9302 | ||
Range | 210, 101,792 | 0, 40,717 | 100, 31,294 | 0, 324,864 | 215, 58,390 | 0, 226,444 | 0, 324,864 | ||
MRI scan of brain (reported by 1846 hospitals) | (N = 1398) | (N = 1975) | (N = 4971) | (N = 2047) | (N = 783) | (N = 31,902) | (N = 43,076) | ||
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N | 1398 | 1975 | 4971 | 2047 | 783 | 31,902 | 43,076 | ||
Mean | 4979.9 | 3294.3 | 750.8 | 698.2 | 1011.3 | 2518.5 | 2316 | ||
SD | 2909.51 | 5889.33 | 752.65 | 849.78 | 1380.84 | 2334.74 | 2603.44 | ||
Median | 4370.1 | 2482.2 | 417.8 | 445.1 | 384.2 | 1943.1 | 1620 | ||
CV | 58% | 179% | 100% | 122% | 137% | 93% | 112% | ||
IQR | 3114, 6112 | 1388, 3886 | 366, 823 | 293, 732 | 347, 1148 | 853, 3551 | 576, 3333 | ||
Range | 18, 26,472 | 0, 231,400 | 14, 8879 | 0, 8982 | 90, 11,255 | 0, 57,090 | 0, 231,400 | ||
Pelvis CT Scan with Contrast (reported by 1776 hospitals) | (N = 1366) | (N = 1900) | (N = 4383) | (N = 1748) | (N = 738) | (N = 29,987) | (N = 40,122) | ||
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N | 1366 | 1900 | 4383 | 1748 | 738 | 29,987 | 40,122 | ||
Mean | 2875.7 | 1973.3 | 401.6 | 382.7 | 558.1 | 1459.8 | 1353.2 | ||
SD | 1783.58 | 3003.03 | 650.86 | 516.16 | 847.98 | 1909.08 | 1894.02 | ||
Median | 2478.5 | 1381.6 | 199.4 | 236.3 | 186.5 | 1192.9 | 1027.8 | ||
CV | 62% | 152% | 162% | 135% | 152% | 131% | 140% | ||
IQR | 1754, 3366 | 822, 2223 | 177, 446 | 146, 400 | 168, 641 | 500, 1969 | 350, 1871 | ||
Range | 19, 14,317 | 0, 99,320 | 20, 12,678 | 0, 6012 | 62, 8435 | 0, 185,482 | 0, 185,482 |