Level 2 Vascular Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit · 1,521 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $6,293
Typical charge
$8,576
Dearest quarter
over $12,206
Actually paid
$1,514
The middle U.S. hospital bills $8,576 for Level 2 Vascular Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $1,514 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 Vascular 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 8 | $4,439 | $2,990 – $6,893 |
| Vermont | 3 | $4,586 | $3,703 – $13,367 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $5,214 | $3,423 – $9,983 |
| Alabama | 27 | $5,336 | $2,507 – $26,588 |
| Massachusetts | 35 | $5,776 | $2,678 – $9,900 |
| Wisconsin | 39 | $5,834 | $2,892 – $16,704 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $5,997 | $4,265 – $8,128 |
| Maine | 6 | $6,173 | $5,517 – $7,309 |
| Mississippi | 25 | $6,337 | $3,273 – $39,862 |
| Idaho | 10 | $6,408 | $4,056 – $26,022 |
| Minnesota | 24 | $6,460 | $2,378 – $12,483 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $6,469 | $4,095 – $7,702 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | $6,522 | $4,624 – $30,826 |
| Michigan | 47 | $6,555 | $2,845 – $15,960 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | $6,591 | $2,555 – $10,507 |
| Arkansas | 23 | $6,661 | $4,201 – $20,654 |
| North Carolina | 41 | $6,876 | $2,428 – $15,579 |
| West Virginia | 17 | $6,907 | $4,755 – $13,906 |
| Iowa | 19 | $7,021 | $3,970 – $20,381 |
| Connecticut | 18 | $7,222 | $4,245 – $15,777 |
| New York | 70 | $7,257 | $1,792 – $30,141 |
| Oregon | 13 | $7,263 | $3,505 – $8,790 |
| Washington | 32 | $7,420 | $3,392 – $14,217 |
| Delaware | 5 | $7,469 | $3,080 – $9,933 |
| Virginia | 45 | $7,790 | $2,588 – $51,028 |
| New Mexico | 8 | $8,101 | $4,072 – $15,614 |
| Missouri | 40 | $8,249 | $4,426 – $23,962 |
| Oklahoma | 23 | $8,353 | $6,321 – $21,408 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $8,509 | $5,653 – $14,341 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $8,539 | $4,468 – $11,280 |
| Illinois | 69 | $8,589 | $3,505 – $19,243 |
| Louisiana | 25 | $8,636 | $3,268 – $43,094 |
| Pennsylvania | 82 | $8,707 | $3,223 – $28,768 |
| Tennessee | 26 | $8,799 | $2,191 – $22,102 |
| Ohio | 67 | $8,894 | $4,326 – $39,297 |
| Kansas | 19 | $9,019 | $5,340 – $22,962 |
| Alaska | 5 | $9,047 | $5,720 – $13,570 |
| Indiana | 45 | $9,088 | $4,333 – $33,036 |
| Kentucky | 25 | $9,201 | $2,984 – $28,386 |
| New Jersey | 39 | $9,241 | $3,067 – $22,711 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $9,329 | $3,287 – $21,266 |
| Georgia | 49 | $9,552 | $2,145 – $21,560 |
| Colorado | 30 | $9,864 | $3,143 – $36,377 |
| Arizona | 33 | $10,017 | $4,113 – $28,562 |
| Utah | 11 | $10,221 | $5,328 – $22,849 |
| South Carolina | 29 | $10,330 | $4,421 – $27,650 |
| Nevada | 8 | $11,475 | $7,025 – $21,675 |
| Texas | 106 | $11,622 | $3,939 – $37,886 |
| Florida | 95 | $12,485 | $4,922 – $51,495 |
| California | 126 | $13,259 | $4,789 – $51,925 |
Where Level 2 Vascular Procedures 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 |
$1,792 | $1,609 |
|
Samaritan Medical Center
Watertown, NY |
$2,119 | $1,819 |
|
Donalsonville Hospital Inc
Donalsonville, GA |
$2,145 | $1,354 |
|
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association
Morristown, TN |
$2,191 | $1,321 |
|
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN |
$2,378 | $1,427 |
|
Pardee Hospital Henderson County
Hendersonville, NC |
$2,428 | $1,377 |
|
Baptist Medical Center East
Montgomery, AL |
$2,507 | $1,245 |
|
D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital
Brewton, AL |
$2,508 | $1,312 |
|
Kent County Memorial Hospital
Warwick, RI |
$2,555 | $1,625 |
|
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center
Culpeper, VA |
$2,588 | $1,502 |
|
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL |
$2,641 | $1,206 |
|
Mercy Medical Ctr
Springfield, MA |
$2,678 | $1,720 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Uci Health - Fountain Valley
Fountain Valley, CA |
$51,925 | $1,969 |
|
Hca Florida Twin Cities Hospital
Niceville, FL |
$51,495 | $1,451 |
|
Sovah Health Danville
Danville, VA |
$51,028 | $1,423 |
|
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
Lake Charles, LA |
$43,094 | $1,346 |
|
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA |
$40,990 | $2,045 |
|
Singing River Gulfport
Gulfport, MS |
$39,862 | $1,126 |
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$39,452 | $2,305 |
|
Uh Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH |
$39,297 | $1,288 |
|
De Tar Hospital Navarro
Victoria, TX |
$37,886 | $1,398 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$36,847 | $1,969 |
|
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital
Aurora, CO |
$36,377 | $1,525 |
|
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA |
$36,300 | $2,237 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 2 Vascular Procedures?
Across 1,521 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 2 Vascular Procedures is $8,576. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $6,293 and the dearest quarter over $12,206.
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 Vascular 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. $1,514 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $9,834. 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 5182: “Level 2 Vascular Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.