The Cash Price Index
What uninsured Americans actually pay for common procedures — and how wildly that number varies depending on where you show up. Sourced from 1,120+ hospital price transparency files.
Key finding: Prices for identical procedures vary by up to 49× between hospitals across 22 states and 1,120+ facilities. A patient choosing the lowest-cost facility within their region can save hundreds to thousands of dollars on a single visit — yet most never know this price information exists.
Selected 2025 Findings
Cash / self-pay prices for uninsured patients. Same procedure, same country.
| Procedure | Lowest price | Highest price | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel CPT 80053 · n=672 facilities | $13 | $668 | 49.7× |
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) CPT 93000 · n=165 facilities | $13 | $603 | 47.9× |
Renal Function Panel CPT 80069 · n=643 facilities | $11 | $461 | 41.9× |
Blood Transfusion CPT 36430 · n=646 facilities | $125 | $4,094 | 32.7× |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) CPT 85025 · n=655 facilities | $9 | $263 | 30.9× |
Arterial Blood Draw CPT 36600 · n=576 facilities | $23 | $641 | 28.1× |
Chest X-Ray (2 views) CPT 71046 · n=676 facilities | $35 | $936 | 27.1× |
Abdominal Ultrasound CPT 76700 · n=623 facilities | $122 | $2,813 | 23.1× |
Injection (Subcutaneous/IM) CPT 96372 · n=642 facilities | $20 | $476 | 23.4× |
Vaccine Administration CPT 90471 · n=602 facilities | $11 | $241 | 23.0× |
Chest Ultrasound CPT 76604 · n=601 facilities | $62 | $1,327 | 21.5× |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) CPT 92950 · n=593 facilities | $143 | $2,669 | 18.7× |
Prices reflect gross cash / self-pay rates before financial assistance. Data collected Q1 2025 from hospital price transparency files.
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📊 Methodology
The Cash Price Index uses machine-readable files published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule (effective Jan 2021).
- • 1,120+ facility files collected & normalized
- • Cash / self-pay rates isolated by CPT and DRG code
- • Gross rates before financial assistance programs
- • Data collected Q1 2025
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