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Data Studies

Original analyses of what U.S. healthcare actually costs, built from federally-mandated hospital price transparency files. Free to reference — please cite with a link back to PriceTransparency.

How Much Does an MRI Cost? →

Negotiated hospital prices for an MRI of the brain (CPT 70551) range from under $100 to tens of thousands for the same scan — the widest price gaps, the most and least expensive hospitals, and a state-by-state median ranking.

How Much Does a Colonoscopy Cost? →

Negotiated hospital prices for a diagnostic colonoscopy (CPT 45378) vary several-fold for the same procedure — the national spread, the priciest and cheapest hospitals, and rankings by state.