Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit · 787 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $110,124
Typical charge
$148,591
Dearest quarter
over $204,613
Actually paid
$31,022
The middle U.S. hospital bills $148,591 for Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $31,022 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 2 Icd and Similar Procedures cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 7 | $93,858 | $84,351 – $136,676 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | $99,106 | $57,933 – $249,440 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $102,349 | $61,122 – $183,605 |
| Montana | 4 | $104,367 | $97,068 – $142,188 |
| Kansas | 11 | $105,292 | $65,571 – $257,192 |
| Ohio | 33 | $108,035 | $73,499 – $270,192 |
| Arkansas | 13 | $108,411 | $57,783 – $271,788 |
| Missouri | 24 | $110,551 | $73,377 – $475,525 |
| Minnesota | 14 | $115,369 | $72,368 – $228,596 |
| Maine | 3 | $116,427 | $88,726 – $180,393 |
| Idaho | 5 | $116,834 | $60,864 – $297,159 |
| Nebraska | 7 | $117,914 | $90,909 – $170,883 |
| Indiana | 24 | $123,266 | $75,339 – $371,031 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $123,830 | $71,207 – $193,328 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $124,587 | $64,121 – $279,877 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | $125,347 | $48,501 – $203,640 |
| Iowa | 9 | $126,946 | $61,134 – $165,037 |
| Delaware | 4 | $128,739 | $105,770 – $189,282 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $130,496 | $82,463 – $165,388 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $131,591 | $115,359 – $196,626 |
| Washington | 18 | $134,823 | $78,391 – $185,900 |
| New York | 37 | $135,927 | $44,815 – $378,354 |
| Oregon | 9 | $137,388 | $104,552 – $210,110 |
| Michigan | 28 | $137,597 | $61,547 – $318,849 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $137,853 | $108,490 – $224,421 |
| Tennessee | 15 | $138,033 | $40,145 – $373,940 |
| North Carolina | 22 | $146,038 | $68,762 – $273,225 |
| Utah | 7 | $146,726 | $89,765 – $408,681 |
| Georgia | 29 | $148,929 | $49,890 – $332,310 |
| Alabama | 12 | $149,427 | $93,279 – $473,869 |
| Virginia | 27 | $149,773 | $80,712 – $512,798 |
| Illinois | 40 | $152,227 | $64,168 – $338,671 |
| New Jersey | 15 | $155,176 | $74,863 – $592,224 |
| Pennsylvania | 45 | $176,423 | $70,485 – $445,814 |
| Arizona | 15 | $180,996 | $100,740 – $277,583 |
| Florida | 57 | $182,082 | $76,055 – $453,396 |
| South Carolina | 16 | $186,204 | $118,930 – $429,844 |
| California | 56 | $193,219 | $86,255 – $642,827 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $196,398 | $45,204 – $427,730 |
| Colorado | 11 | $197,302 | $131,895 – $429,703 |
| Louisiana | 12 | $202,201 | $110,216 – $413,077 |
| Texas | 55 | $210,830 | $64,606 – $526,118 |
| Nevada | 8 | $333,304 | $179,740 – $516,052 |
Where Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Cookeville, TN |
$40,145 | $30,088 |
|
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY |
$44,815 | $33,194 |
|
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington, KY |
$45,204 | $26,176 |
|
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Wausau, WI |
$48,501 | $28,361 |
|
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc
Atlanta, GA |
$49,890 | $29,474 |
|
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
$51,785 | $29,447 |
|
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, GA |
$54,159 | $28,136 |
|
St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare
Columbus, GA |
$56,267 | $27,727 |
|
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
Rogers, AR |
$57,783 | $26,899 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$57,933 | $34,316 |
|
Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga, TN |
$59,752 | $28,046 |
|
North Shore Medical Center -
Salem, MA |
$60,557 | $35,221 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$642,827 | $39,711 |
|
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
Englewood, NJ |
$592,224 | $35,804 |
|
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$526,118 | $28,872 |
|
Southern Hills Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$516,052 | $32,348 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$512,798 | $28,240 |
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$497,138 | $28,485 |
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$491,572 | $28,324 |
|
Round Rock Medical Center
Round Rock, TX |
$484,664 | $27,792 |
|
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, MO |
$475,525 | $27,146 |
|
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$473,869 | $25,043 |
|
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX |
$470,107 | $29,519 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$464,853 | $46,171 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures?
Across 787 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures is $148,591. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $110,124 and the dearest quarter over $204,613.
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 2 Icd and Similar Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.3x 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. $31,022 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $170,325. 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 5232: “Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.