Level 2 Nerve Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5432 · Hospital outpatient visit · 47 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $28,339
Typical charge
$39,132
Dearest quarter
over $53,662
Actually paid
$5,856
The middle U.S. hospital bills $39,132 for Level 2 Nerve Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $5,856 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 Nerve 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 3 | $10,771 | $7,894 – $15,995 |
| Missouri | 3 | $39,041 | $25,100 – $44,077 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $52,656 | $10,861 – $54,667 |
| California | 7 | $75,241 | $39,132 – $136,869 |
Where Level 2 Nerve Procedures is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Avera St Lukes
Aberdeen, SD |
$7,894 | $6,245 |
|
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR |
$10,277 | $3,374 |
|
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD |
$10,771 | $5,226 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$10,861 | $4,553 |
|
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Rapid City, SD |
$15,995 | $5,574 |
|
Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT |
$22,133 | $7,497 |
|
St Francis-Downtown
Greenville, SC |
$22,611 | $5,746 |
|
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc
Morgantown, WV |
$24,420 | $4,803 |
|
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Springfield, MO |
$25,100 | $5,258 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$25,222 | $4,570 |
|
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc
Columbus, NE |
$27,253 | $6,147 |
|
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA |
$28,199 | $3,288 |
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 |
$136,869 | $7,907 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$98,315 | $9,375 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$84,228 | $5,434 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$76,735 | $8,302 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$75,241 | $6,771 |
|
Uci Health-Orange
Orange, CA |
$73,518 | $8,189 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$64,502 | $7,422 |
|
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL |
$61,701 | $5,507 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$58,501 | $5,021 |
|
University Of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI |
$57,608 | $5,882 |
|
Menorah Medical Center
Overland Park, KS |
$57,022 | $5,396 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$54,667 | $7,154 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 2 Nerve Procedures?
Across 47 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 2 Nerve Procedures is $39,132. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $28,339 and the dearest quarter over $53,662.
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 Nerve Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.8x 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. $5,856 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $45,438. 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 5432: “Level 2 Nerve Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.