Level 3 Vascular Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit · 2,125 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $14,466
Typical charge
$19,108
Dearest quarter
over $26,622
Actually paid
$3,019
The middle U.S. hospital bills $19,108 for Level 3 Vascular Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $3,019 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 43 | $11,558 | $7,009 – $29,125 |
| Montana | 10 | $12,084 | $7,094 – $19,014 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | $12,660 | $9,577 – $16,085 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $12,900 | $11,209 – $15,681 |
| Iowa | 22 | $12,910 | $9,478 – $22,398 |
| Vermont | 5 | $12,976 | $10,562 – $18,723 |
| Idaho | 14 | $13,668 | $7,809 – $38,859 |
| Hawaii | 11 | $13,722 | $8,005 – $21,281 |
| Kansas | 30 | $13,756 | $5,236 – $52,111 |
| Arkansas | 28 | $13,781 | $8,170 – $40,553 |
| Minnesota | 33 | $14,422 | $10,079 – $22,318 |
| Wisconsin | 50 | $14,432 | $10,133 – $23,806 |
| Michigan | 68 | $14,611 | $7,530 – $44,648 |
| South Dakota | 10 | $14,625 | $9,449 – $22,900 |
| New York | 96 | $14,665 | $3,595 – $65,479 |
| Maine | 13 | $14,844 | $11,580 – $22,697 |
| Utah | 13 | $14,889 | $10,656 – $47,061 |
| Alabama | 40 | $15,164 | $6,208 – $82,448 |
| Delaware | 6 | $15,183 | $10,305 – $21,087 |
| Missouri | 52 | $15,715 | $8,792 – $62,661 |
| Wyoming | 8 | $15,884 | $11,109 – $24,623 |
| Mississippi | 30 | $16,226 | $7,845 – $66,706 |
| Connecticut | 20 | $16,315 | $7,534 – $31,747 |
| North Carolina | 71 | $16,655 | $9,602 – $31,773 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $17,513 | $13,521 – $53,319 |
| Oregon | 25 | $17,609 | $11,827 – $30,182 |
| Kentucky | 40 | $17,653 | $8,010 – $33,766 |
| Virginia | 59 | $17,860 | $8,802 – $68,059 |
| West Virginia | 19 | $17,927 | $10,864 – $27,020 |
| Nebraska | 18 | $18,258 | $12,344 – $24,257 |
| Illinois | 89 | $18,299 | $9,352 – $44,174 |
| Louisiana | 39 | $18,320 | $5,253 – $50,991 |
| New Jersey | 50 | $18,875 | $14,111 – $64,817 |
| Ohio | 92 | $19,033 | $7,254 – $34,279 |
| Pennsylvania | 103 | $19,257 | $8,658 – $48,302 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $19,630 | $14,461 – $33,989 |
| Washington | 39 | $19,650 | $12,806 – $32,105 |
| Oklahoma | 35 | $19,979 | $9,777 – $71,877 |
| South Carolina | 33 | $20,650 | $13,309 – $60,144 |
| Colorado | 39 | $20,731 | $8,065 – $68,778 |
| Tennessee | 50 | $21,086 | $6,298 – $47,493 |
| Georgia | 69 | $22,145 | $10,460 – $69,597 |
| Indiana | 59 | $22,289 | $10,005 – $48,650 |
| Arizona | 39 | $22,723 | $12,744 – $67,086 |
| Alaska | 6 | $24,994 | $9,633 – $37,515 |
| Texas | 169 | $26,657 | $6,312 – $95,002 |
| New Mexico | 12 | $26,999 | $7,266 – $58,791 |
| California | 188 | $27,422 | $6,608 – $98,008 |
| Florida | 135 | $30,380 | $9,212 – $98,367 |
| Nevada | 15 | $41,088 | $16,800 – $69,122 |
Where Level 3 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 |
$3,595 | $3,263 |
|
Samaritan Medical Center
Watertown, NY |
$3,798 | $3,620 |
|
Salina Surgical Hospital
Salina, KS |
$5,236 | $2,721 |
|
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
Sulphur, LA |
$5,253 | $2,678 |
|
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc
Dunkirk, NY |
$6,098 | $3,619 |
|
Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL |
$6,208 | $2,611 |
|
Leconte Medical Center
Sevierville, TN |
$6,298 | $2,551 |
|
Kell West Regional Hospital
Wichita Falls, TX |
$6,312 | $2,544 |
|
Cumberland Medical Center
Crossville, TN |
$6,504 | $2,684 |
|
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Martinez, CA |
$6,608 | $4,196 |
|
Auburn Community Hospital
Auburn, NY |
$6,727 | $3,469 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$7,009 | $3,423 |
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 Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$98,367 | $2,817 |
|
Regional Medical Center Of San Jose
San Jose, CA |
$98,008 | $4,489 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast
Pasadena, TX |
$95,002 | $2,956 |
|
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA |
$91,654 | $3,919 |
|
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA |
$90,573 | $3,919 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$82,448 | $2,500 |
|
Hca Florida Osceola Hospital
Kissimmee, FL |
$80,704 | $2,811 |
|
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA |
$77,529 | $3,919 |
|
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach, FL |
$76,819 | $2,637 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$73,647 | $3,861 |
|
Woodland Heights Medical Center
Lufkin, TX |
$73,452 | $2,682 |
|
Adventhealth Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte, FL |
$73,321 | $2,701 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 3 Vascular Procedures?
Across 2,125 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 3 Vascular Procedures is $19,108. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $14,466 and the dearest quarter over $26,622.
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 3 Vascular Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $3,019 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $21,311. 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 5183: “Level 3 Vascular Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.