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 3,431 hospital price transparency files.
Key finding: Prices for identical procedures vary dramatically between hospitals across 47 states and 3,431 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=2,925 facilities | $7 | $927 | 127.7× |
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) CPT 93000 · n=923 facilities | $7 | $514 | 79.1× |
Renal Function Panel CPT 80069 · n=2,811 facilities | $9 | $679 | 78.3× |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) CPT 85025 · n=2,844 facilities | $4 | $297 | 67.8× |
Injection (Subcutaneous/IM) CPT 96372 · n=2,738 facilities | $19 | $1,189 | 62.6× |
Blood Transfusion CPT 36430 · n=2,841 facilities | $71 | $4,045 | 57.1× |
Arterial Blood Draw CPT 36600 · n=2,594 facilities | $20 | $893 | 45.5× |
Vaccine Administration CPT 90471 · n=2,616 facilities | $10 | $314 | 32.9× |
Chest X-Ray (2 views) CPT 71046 · n=2,952 facilities | $34 | $1,089 | 31.7× |
Abdominal Ultrasound CPT 76700 · n=2,849 facilities | $90 | $2,813 | 31.3× |
Chest Ultrasound CPT 76604 · n=2,744 facilities | $58 | $1,590 | 27.4× |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) CPT 92950 · n=2,597 facilities | $143 | $3,186 | 22.4× |
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).
- • 3,431 facility files collected & normalized
- • Cash / self-pay rates isolated by CPT and DRG code
- • Gross rates before financial assistance programs
- • Data collected Q2 2026
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