Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit · 2,236 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $25,094
Typical charge
$35,110
Dearest quarter
over $51,287
Actually paid
$5,441
The middle U.S. hospital bills $35,110 for Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $5,441 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 9 | $15,250 | $12,287 – $29,351 |
| Massachusetts | 48 | $17,468 | $9,230 – $60,552 |
| Mississippi | 33 | $20,633 | $11,069 – $122,365 |
| Vermont | 6 | $20,936 | $14,856 – $23,160 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $21,811 | $19,060 – $26,138 |
| Minnesota | 43 | $23,381 | $14,416 – $39,184 |
| Idaho | 14 | $23,507 | $16,961 – $53,838 |
| Arkansas | 28 | $23,640 | $10,689 – $80,960 |
| Utah | 25 | $23,922 | $15,774 – $50,167 |
| Kansas | 30 | $25,248 | $8,602 – $119,030 |
| South Dakota | 13 | $25,359 | $12,442 – $33,848 |
| Iowa | 26 | $25,460 | $17,542 – $55,691 |
| Missouri | 54 | $25,615 | $11,652 – $142,835 |
| New York | 92 | $25,660 | $6,831 – $100,067 |
| Maine | 12 | $26,121 | $21,678 – $36,082 |
| Montana | 10 | $26,152 | $13,516 – $47,272 |
| Connecticut | 22 | $27,666 | $17,466 – $53,597 |
| Nebraska | 19 | $27,869 | $15,126 – $52,186 |
| Wisconsin | 53 | $28,049 | $16,781 – $61,222 |
| Louisiana | 45 | $28,205 | $8,475 – $118,271 |
| Hawaii | 10 | $28,600 | $18,967 – $32,797 |
| Kentucky | 45 | $28,704 | $14,088 – $60,675 |
| Michigan | 69 | $28,773 | $12,742 – $85,256 |
| Alabama | 40 | $29,261 | $11,824 – $199,508 |
| Oregon | 30 | $30,345 | $19,956 – $56,073 |
| Wyoming | 8 | $30,544 | $18,529 – $41,308 |
| Delaware | 6 | $31,446 | $20,393 – $50,675 |
| Tennessee | 59 | $31,709 | $8,471 – $95,835 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $31,742 | $17,021 – $98,453 |
| Ohio | 99 | $31,786 | $14,567 – $79,550 |
| West Virginia | 19 | $32,409 | $8,862 – $62,134 |
| North Carolina | 64 | $33,002 | $11,797 – $71,006 |
| Pennsylvania | 104 | $34,246 | $11,826 – $94,805 |
| New Jersey | 51 | $34,871 | $18,652 – $112,718 |
| Oklahoma | 42 | $35,144 | $10,110 – $131,732 |
| Virginia | 61 | $35,175 | $14,242 – $137,547 |
| Illinois | 85 | $37,462 | $13,182 – $81,667 |
| Alaska | 6 | $39,619 | $19,022 – $75,555 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $40,500 | $22,035 – $71,431 |
| South Carolina | 42 | $40,589 | $18,957 – $172,682 |
| Georgia | 67 | $40,712 | $12,875 – $127,264 |
| Texas | 175 | $41,418 | $9,477 – $175,938 |
| Colorado | 42 | $42,028 | $17,467 – $167,458 |
| Washington | 41 | $44,973 | $17,586 – $86,668 |
| Indiana | 62 | $45,765 | $18,606 – $82,736 |
| New Mexico | 16 | $47,537 | $20,061 – $110,760 |
| Arizona | 44 | $53,484 | $20,386 – $109,324 |
| California | 183 | $54,250 | $14,354 – $201,962 |
| Florida | 144 | $69,840 | $21,652 – $245,516 |
| Nevada | 18 | $77,613 | $28,179 – $146,536 |
Where Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Niagara Falls, NY |
$6,831 | $6,118 |
|
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing, NY |
$8,325 | $6,291 |
|
Fort Loudoun Medical Center
Lenoir City, TN |
$8,471 | $4,759 |
|
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
Sulphur, LA |
$8,475 | $4,759 |
|
Kansas Medical Center Llc
Andover, KS |
$8,602 | $4,926 |
|
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association
Morristown, TN |
$8,802 | $4,224 |
|
Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
Charleston, WV |
$8,862 | $4,891 |
|
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA |
$9,230 | $6,153 |
|
Cumberland Medical Center
Crossville, TN |
$9,258 | $5,096 |
|
Titus Regional Medical Center
Mount Pleasant, TX |
$9,477 | $5,176 |
|
Roane Medical Center
Harriman, TN |
$9,547 | $4,758 |
|
Geneva General Hospital
Geneva, NY |
$9,854 | $6,118 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca Florida Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, FL |
$245,516 | $5,227 |
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$201,962 | $8,213 |
|
Baldwin Health
Foley, AL |
$199,508 | $4,789 |
|
St Lucie Medical Center
Port Saint Lucie, FL |
$193,120 | $5,227 |
|
Hca Florida Englewood Hospital
Englewood, FL |
$183,344 | $5,227 |
|
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, TX |
$175,938 | $5,007 |
|
Palmdale Regional Medical Center
Palmdale, CA |
$175,734 | $7,094 |
|
Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL |
$172,948 | $5,227 |
|
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Hartsville, SC |
$172,682 | $4,868 |
|
Hca Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part Of Hca Florid
Saint Petersburg, FL |
$167,640 | $5,028 |
|
Hca Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes
Denver, CO |
$167,458 | $5,493 |
|
Orlando Health Rockledge Hospital
Rockledge, FL |
$164,280 | $5,227 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services?
Across 2,236 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services is $35,110. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $25,094 and the dearest quarter over $51,287.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.0x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $5,441 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $42,492. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as APC 5361: “Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.