# What Hospitals Charge: District of Columbia

For the same procedure: each hospital's cash price, its list price, and what each insurer has agreed to pay it — side by side for every hospital in District of Columbia, or for one metro area at a time.

- hospitals with prices (of 7): 4
- health systems: 4
- procedures mapped: 168
- insurers and networks: 12
- newest price file: 2026-09-01

Web page, with the maps: https://medicalpricetransparency.netlify.app/hospitals/district-of-columbia/

## Procedures

The range is each hospital's typical commercial price (the median of what commercial insurers pay it), lowest hospital to highest. The maps carry every hospital's cash price, list price and each insurer's rate.

| Group | Procedure | Code | Commercial price range | Hospitals | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer screening | Diagnostic mammogram, both breasts | 77066 | $417 to $448 | 3 | [map](hospital_77066.html) |
| Cancer screening | Diagnostic mammogram, one breast | 77065 | $307 to $352 | 3 | [map](hospital_77065.html) |
| Cancer screening | Screening colonoscopy (average risk) | G0121 | $2,157 | 1 | [map](hospital_G0121.html) |
| Cancer screening | Screening mammogram (routine) | 77067 | $315 to $355 | 3 | [map](hospital_77067.html) |
| Digestive procedures | Colonoscopy (diagnostic) | 45378 | $3,350 to $4,536 | 2 | [map](hospital_45378.html) |
| Digestive procedures | Colonoscopy with biopsy | 45380 | $3,350 to $4,601 | 2 | [map](hospital_45380.html) |
| Digestive procedures | Colonoscopy with polyp removal | 45385 | $3,350 to $4,536 | 2 | [map](hospital_45385.html) |
| Digestive procedures | Colonoscopy with ultrasound | 45391 | $3,350 | 1 | [map](hospital_45391.html) |
| Digestive procedures | Upper endoscopy (diagnostic) | 43235 | $1,352 to $4,500 | 4 | [map](hospital_43235.html) |
| Digestive procedures | Upper endoscopy with biopsy | 43239 | $2,139 to $4,601 | 4 | [map](hospital_43239.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Emergency room visit (high complexity) | 99284 | $1,665 to $2,370 | 4 | [map](hospital_99284.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Emergency room visit (low complexity) | 99282 | $346 to $751 | 4 | [map](hospital_99282.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Emergency room visit (moderate complexity) | 99283 | $655 to $1,268 | 4 | [map](hospital_99283.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Emergency room visit (most complex) | 99285 | $2,645 to $3,358 | 4 | [map](hospital_99285.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Emergency room visit, minimal | 99281 | $285 to $660 | 4 | [map](hospital_99281.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Hospital bedside visit, high complexity (per day) | 99233 |  |  | [map](hospital_99233.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Hospital bedside visit, moderate (per day) | 99232 |  |  | [map](hospital_99232.html) |
| Emergency & hospital | Hospital observation (per hour) | G0378 | $270 to $1,403 | 4 | [map](hospital_G0378.html) |
| Eye care | Cataract surgery with lens implant | 66984 | $5,781 to $9,013 | 2 | [map](hospital_66984.html) |
| Eye care | Laser fix for cloudy vision after cataract surgery | 66821 | $2,258 | 1 | [map](hospital_66821.html) |
| Heart tests | Electrocardiogram (EKG) | 93000 |  |  | [map](hospital_93000.html) |
| Heart tests | Heart catheterization (left heart) | 93452 | $5,804 to $9,900 | 2 | [map](hospital_93452.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Alcohol or drug dependence (no rehab therapy), without major complications (hospital stay) | 897 | $17,467 to $22,374 | 4 | [map](hospital_897.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and similar brain conditions, without major complications (hospital stay) | 57 | $25,634 to $32,836 | 4 | [map](hospital_57.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Anemia and other red blood cell disorders, without major complications (hospital stay) | 812 | $18,167 to $23,271 | 4 | [map](hospital_812.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Back problems treated without surgery, without major complications (hospital stay) | 552 | $19,020 to $24,363 | 4 | [map](hospital_552.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Bleeding in the digestive tract, with complications (hospital stay) | 378 | $19,404 to $24,855 | 4 | [map](hospital_378.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Bleeding in the digestive tract, with major complications (hospital stay) | 377 | $36,168 to $46,329 | 4 | [map](hospital_377.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Bowel obstruction, with complications (hospital stay) | 389 | $15,627 to $21,673 | 4 | [map](hospital_389.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Breathing condition needing a ventilator, up to 4 days (hospital stay) | 208 | $54,385 to $79,747 | 4 | [map](hospital_208.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Bronchitis or asthma, with complications or major complications (hospital stay) | 202 | $19,216 to $24,614 | 4 | [map](hospital_202.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | C-section delivery, no complications (hospital stay) | 788 | $18,757 to $25,569 | 4 | [map](hospital_788.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | C-section delivery, with complications (hospital stay) | 787 | $18,981 to $29,783 | 4 | [map](hospital_787.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | COPD flare-up, with major complications (hospital stay) | 190 | $21,917 to $28,074 | 4 | [map](hospital_190.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Catheter-based heart procedure, such as ablation, without major complications (hospital stay) | 274 | $65,129 to $83,425 | 4 | [map](hospital_274.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Dehydration, electrolyte or nutrition problems, with major complications (hospital stay) | 640 | $26,426 to $33,849 | 4 | [map](hospital_640.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Dehydration, electrolyte or nutrition problems, without major complications (hospital stay) | 641 | $15,397 to $19,723 | 4 | [map](hospital_641.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Diabetes, with complications (hospital stay) | 638 | $17,732 to $22,713 | 4 | [map](hospital_638.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Diabetes, with major complications (hospital stay) | 637 | $28,426 to $36,412 | 4 | [map](hospital_637.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Drug poisoning or overdose, with major complications (hospital stay) | 917 | $31,032 to $39,750 | 4 | [map](hospital_917.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Fainting (hospital stay) | 312 | $17,245 to $22,090 | 4 | [map](hospital_312.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Full-term newborn with major problems (hospital stay) | 793 | $82,499 to $105,674 | 4 | [map](hospital_793.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Healthy newborn (hospital stay) | 795 | $3,953 to $5,481 | 4 | [map](hospital_795.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart attack, with complications (hospital stay) | 281 | $18,185 to $24,253 | 4 | [map](hospital_281.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart attack, with major complications (hospital stay) | 280 | $31,738 to $40,654 | 4 | [map](hospital_280.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart catheterization, not for a heart attack, with major complications (hospital stay) | 286 | $43,782 to $56,081 | 4 | [map](hospital_286.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart catheterization, not for a heart attack, without major complications (hospital stay) | 287 | $21,173 to $27,121 | 4 | [map](hospital_287.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart failure, with major complications (hospital stay) | 291 | $25,401 to $32,537 | 4 | [map](hospital_291.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart stent or similar artery procedure, with major complications or 4+ arteries or stents (hospital stay) | 321 | $53,833 to $72,558 | 4 | [map](hospital_321.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart stent or similar artery procedure, without major complications (hospital stay) | 322 | $34,882 to $47,015 | 4 | [map](hospital_322.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart stent, drug-coated, without major complications (hospital stay) | 247 | $29,576 | 1 | [map](hospital_247.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), without major complications (hospital stay) | 267 | $94,196 to $120,658 | 4 | [map](hospital_267.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Heart valve surgery with catheterization (hospital stay) | 216 | $193,560 to $247,935 | 4 | [map](hospital_216.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Hip fracture repair or other hip and thigh-bone surgery, with complications (hospital stay) | 481 | $41,441 to $53,083 | 4 | [map](hospital_481.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Hip or knee replacement, without major complications (hospital stay) | 470 | $38,165 to $48,886 | 4 | [map](hospital_470.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Hip replacement for a broken hip, without major complications (hospital stay) | 522 | $41,900 to $56,474 | 4 | [map](hospital_522.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Irregular heartbeat, no complications (hospital stay) | 310 | $11,201 to $14,347 | 4 | [map](hospital_310.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Irregular heartbeat, with complications (hospital stay) | 309 | $14,556 to $18,646 | 4 | [map](hospital_309.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Irregular heartbeat, with major complications (hospital stay) | 308 | $23,822 to $30,514 | 4 | [map](hospital_308.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Kidney failure, with complications (hospital stay) | 683 | $17,328 to $22,196 | 4 | [map](hospital_683.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Kidney failure, with major complications (hospital stay) | 682 | $29,303 to $40,640 | 4 | [map](hospital_682.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Kidney or urinary tract infection, with major complications (hospital stay) | 689 | $22,957 to $29,407 | 4 | [map](hospital_689.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Kidney or urinary tract infection, without major complications (hospital stay) | 690 | $16,017 to $20,516 | 4 | [map](hospital_690.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Major bowel surgery, with complications (hospital stay) | 330 | $47,430 to $62,127 | 4 | [map](hospital_330.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Major bowel surgery, with major complications (hospital stay) | 329 | $90,945 to $116,494 | 4 | [map](hospital_329.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Neck spinal fusion (hospital stay) | 473 | $48,303 to $64,420 | 4 | [map](hospital_473.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Newborn with other significant problems (hospital stay) | 794 | $29,202 to $35,898 | 4 | [map](hospital_794.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Other digestive conditions, with complications (hospital stay) | 394 | $18,514 to $23,714 | 4 | [map](hospital_394.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Other heart and circulation conditions, with major complications (hospital stay) | 314 | $41,257 to $52,847 | 4 | [map](hospital_314.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Other kidney and urinary conditions, with complications (hospital stay) | 699 | $20,083 to $25,724 | 4 | [map](hospital_699.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Other kidney and urinary conditions, with major complications (hospital stay) | 698 | $32,734 to $41,929 | 4 | [map](hospital_698.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Pneumonia, with complications (hospital stay) | 194 | $15,945 to $23,381 | 4 | [map](hospital_194.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Pneumonia, with major complications (hospital stay) | 193 | $26,006 to $38,134 | 4 | [map](hospital_193.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Premature newborn without major problems (hospital stay) | 792 | $48,459 to $62,073 | 4 | [map](hospital_792.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Respiratory failure or fluid in the lungs (hospital stay) | 189 | $24,443 to $31,310 | 4 | [map](hospital_189.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Seizures, without major complications (hospital stay) | 101 | $17,859 to $24,768 | 4 | [map](hospital_101.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Sepsis, with major complications (hospital stay) | 871 | $38,434 to $49,231 | 4 | [map](hospital_871.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Sepsis, without major complications (hospital stay) | 872 | $20,247 to $25,935 | 4 | [map](hospital_872.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Serious lung infection, with complications (hospital stay) | 178 | $19,311 to $24,736 | 4 | [map](hospital_178.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Serious lung infection, with major complications (hospital stay) | 177 | $30,919 to $39,605 | 4 | [map](hospital_177.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Serious mental illness (psychoses) (hospital stay) | 885 | $21,958 to $35,400 | 4 | [map](hospital_885.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Skin infection (cellulitis), without major complications (hospital stay) | 603 | $17,231 to $22,072 | 4 | [map](hospital_603.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Spinal fusion, lower or middle back, more than one level, without major complications (hospital stay) | 448 | $83,907 to $113,093 | 2 | [map](hospital_448.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Spinal fusion, lower or middle back, one level, without major complications (hospital stay) | 451 | $63,916 to $86,148 | 2 | [map](hospital_451.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Spinal fusion, lower or middle back, without major complications (hospital stay) | 460 | $55,131 to $79,729 | 3 | [map](hospital_460.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Stomach flu, gastritis and similar, with major complications (hospital stay) | 391 | $25,094 to $32,144 | 4 | [map](hospital_391.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Stomach flu, gastritis and similar, without major complications (hospital stay) | 392 | $15,425 to $22,618 | 4 | [map](hospital_392.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Stroke, with complications, or clot-busting drug given (hospital stay) | 65 | $19,990 to $25,605 | 4 | [map](hospital_65.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Stroke, with major complications (hospital stay) | 64 | $39,789 to $50,967 | 4 | [map](hospital_64.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Surgery for a serious infection such as sepsis, with major complications (hospital stay) | 853 | $97,714 to $125,164 | 4 | [map](hospital_853.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Uterus or ovary surgery, non-cancer (hospital stay) | 743 | $24,548 to $31,444 | 4 | [map](hospital_743.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Vaginal delivery, no complications (hospital stay) | 807 | $10,642 to $17,979 | 4 | [map](hospital_807.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Vaginal delivery, with complications (hospital stay) | 806 | $10,642 to $20,107 | 4 | [map](hospital_806.html) |
| Hospital stays (inpatient) | Weight-loss surgery, no complications (hospital stay) | 621 | $29,845 to $38,229 | 4 | [map](hospital_621.html) |
| Imaging & scans | Abdominal ultrasound (complete) | 76700 | $443 to $1,364 | 4 | [map](hospital_76700.html) |
| Imaging & scans | CT scan of abdomen and pelvis (with dye) | 74177 | $1,931 to $5,429 | 4 | [map](hospital_74177.html) |
| Imaging & scans | CT scan of the head (no dye) | 70450 | $702 to $1,847 | 4 | [map](hospital_70450.html) |
| Imaging & scans | CT scan of the pelvis (with dye) | 72193 | $1,107 to $2,353 | 4 | [map](hospital_72193.html) |
| Imaging & scans | Chest X-ray (single view) | 71045 | $283 to $403 | 4 | [map](hospital_71045.html) |
| Imaging & scans | Chest X-ray (two views) | 71046 | $303 to $409 | 4 | [map](hospital_71046.html) |
| Imaging & scans | Lower back X-ray (4+ views) | 72110 | $209 to $778 | 4 | [map](hospital_72110.html) |
| Imaging & scans | MRI of a leg joint (no dye) | 73721 | $1,337 to $2,881 | 4 | [map](hospital_73721.html) |
| Imaging & scans | MRI of the brain (no dye) | 70551 | $1,408 to $2,956 | 4 | [map](hospital_70551.html) |
| Imaging & scans | MRI of the brain (with and without dye) | 70553 | $2,091 to $5,831 | 4 | [map](hospital_70553.html) |
| Imaging & scans | MRI of the lower back (no dye) | 72148 | $1,427 to $3,015 | 4 | [map](hospital_72148.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Basic metabolic panel (BMP) | 80048 | $70 to $204 | 4 | [map](hospital_80048.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Basic urine test (automated) | 81003 | $24 to $41 | 4 | [map](hospital_81003.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Basic urine test (manual) | 81002 | $14 to $32 | 4 | [map](hospital_81002.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Blood clotting test (PTT) | 85730 | $44 to $102 | 4 | [map](hospital_85730.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Blood clotting time test (PT/INR) | 85610 | $33 to $91 | 4 | [map](hospital_85610.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Blood draw | 36415 | $21 to $34 | 4 | [map](hospital_36415.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Cholesterol test (lipid panel) | 80061 | $88 to $122 | 4 | [map](hospital_80061.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Complete blood count (CBC, basic) | 85027 | $47 to $108 | 4 | [map](hospital_85027.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Complete blood count with differential (CBC) | 85025 | $41 to $108 | 4 | [map](hospital_85025.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) | 80053 | $52 to $281 | 4 | [map](hospital_80053.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Hemoglobin A1c (3-month blood sugar) | 83036 | $72 to $115 | 4 | [map](hospital_83036.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Kidney function panel | 80069 | $76 to $291 | 4 | [map](hospital_80069.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Liver function panel | 80076 | $27 to $235 | 4 | [map](hospital_80076.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | PSA prostate blood test (free) | 84154 | $112 to $177 | 3 | [map](hospital_84154.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | PSA prostate blood test (total) | 84153 | $127 to $175 | 3 | [map](hospital_84153.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Thyroid blood test (TSH) | 84443 | $102 to $182 | 4 | [map](hospital_84443.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Urine test with microscope (automated) | 81001 | $28 to $88 | 4 | [map](hospital_81001.html) |
| Labs & bloodwork | Urine test with microscope (manual) | 81000 | $12 to $21 | 2 | [map](hospital_81000.html) |
| Mental health | Family or couples therapy (patient present) | 90847 | $226 to $418 | 3 | [map](hospital_90847.html) |
| Mental health | Family therapy (without the patient present) | 90846 | $220 to $226 | 2 | [map](hospital_90846.html) |
| Mental health | Group therapy session | 90853 | $124 to $527 | 3 | [map](hospital_90853.html) |
| Mental health | Therapy session (30 minutes) | 90832 | $225 to $280 | 2 | [map](hospital_90832.html) |
| Mental health | Therapy session (45 minutes) | 90834 | $225 to $355 | 2 | [map](hospital_90834.html) |
| Mental health | Therapy session (60 minutes) | 90837 | $225 to $325 | 2 | [map](hospital_90837.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, existing patient (complex) | 99215 | $99 to $335 | 3 | [map](hospital_99215.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, existing patient (extended) | 99214 | $99 to $295 | 3 | [map](hospital_99214.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, existing patient (short) | 99212 | $95 to $194 | 3 | [map](hospital_99212.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, existing patient (standard) | 99213 | $99 to $242 | 3 | [map](hospital_99213.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, new patient (complex) | 99205 | $99 to $394 | 3 | [map](hospital_99205.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, new patient (extended) | 99204 | $99 to $332 | 3 | [map](hospital_99204.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, new patient (short) | 99202 | $95 to $249 | 3 | [map](hospital_99202.html) |
| Office visits | Office visit, new patient (standard) | 99203 | $99 to $277 | 3 | [map](hospital_99203.html) |
| Office visits | Quick office visit, existing patient | 99211 | $95 to $168 | 3 | [map](hospital_99211.html) |
| Office visits | Specialist consultation (extended) | 99244 | $99 | 1 | [map](hospital_99244.html) |
| Office visits | Specialist consultation (standard) | 99243 | $99 | 1 | [map](hospital_99243.html) |
| Preventive & wellness | Annual checkup, existing patient (age 18-39) | 99395 | $127 to $292 | 2 | [map](hospital_99395.html) |
| Preventive & wellness | Annual checkup, existing patient (age 40-64) | 99396 | $292 | 1 | [map](hospital_99396.html) |
| Preventive & wellness | Annual checkup, new patient (age 18-39) | 99385 | $127 to $292 | 2 | [map](hospital_99385.html) |
| Preventive & wellness | Annual checkup, new patient (age 40-64) | 99386 | $292 | 1 | [map](hospital_99386.html) |
| Sleep | Overnight sleep study (in a lab) | 95810 | $3,582 to $4,976 | 2 | [map](hospital_95810.html) |
| Spine & pain injections | Epidural steroid injection, lower back (no imaging) | 62322 | $1,649 to $3,162 | 4 | [map](hospital_62322.html) |
| Spine & pain injections | Epidural steroid injection, lower back (with imaging) | 62323 | $1,272 to $2,468 | 4 | [map](hospital_62323.html) |
| Spine & pain injections | Nerve root steroid injection, lower back | 64483 | $1,514 to $2,682 | 4 | [map](hospital_64483.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Breast lump removal (open surgery) | 19120 | $4,974 to $6,864 | 3 | [map](hospital_19120.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Chemotherapy infusion, first hour | 96413 | $503 to $1,185 | 4 | [map](hospital_96413.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) | 47562 |  |  | [map](hospital_47562.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Groin hernia repair (age 5+) | 49505 | $6,100 to $6,945 | 2 | [map](hospital_49505.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | IV infusion, first hour | 96365 | $485 to $732 | 4 | [map](hospital_96365.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Knee arthroscopy - torn cartilage trim | 29881 | $5,292 to $6,816 | 2 | [map](hospital_29881.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Prostate biopsy | 55700 |  |  | [map](hospital_55700.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Prostate removal for cancer (laparoscopic) | 55866 | $11,403 | 1 | [map](hospital_55866.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Shoulder arthroscopy for impingement | 29826 | $978 | 1 | [map](hospital_29826.html) |
| Surgery & procedures | Tonsil and adenoid removal (under 12) | 42820 | $5,051 | 1 | [map](hospital_42820.html) |
| Therapy & rehab | Physical therapy - balance and coordination (15 min) | 97112 | $134 to $194 | 4 | [map](hospital_97112.html) |
| Therapy & rehab | Physical therapy - functional activities (15 min) | 97530 | $124 to $219 | 4 | [map](hospital_97530.html) |
| Therapy & rehab | Physical therapy - hands-on manual therapy (15 min) | 97140 | $151 to $191 | 4 | [map](hospital_97140.html) |
| Therapy & rehab | Physical therapy - therapeutic exercise (15 min) | 97110 | $140 to $186 | 4 | [map](hospital_97110.html) |
| Women's health & maternity | C-section - full maternity care | 59510 | $4,274 | 1 | [map](hospital_59510.html) |
| Women's health & maternity | Pregnancy blood test panel | 80055 | $201 to $434 | 3 | [map](hospital_80055.html) |
| Women's health & maternity | Pregnancy ultrasound (after 14 weeks) | 76805 | $443 to $1,050 | 4 | [map](hospital_76805.html) |
| Women's health & maternity | Transvaginal pelvic ultrasound | 76830 | $397 to $611 | 4 | [map](hospital_76830.html) |
| Women's health & maternity | Vaginal birth after cesarean - full maternity care | 59610 | $4,274 | 1 | [map](hospital_59610.html) |
| Women's health & maternity | Vaginal childbirth - full maternity care | 59400 | $4,274 | 1 | [map](hospital_59400.html) |

## What this data is

Since 2021, the [Hospital Price Transparency](https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/hospital-price-transparency) rule (45 CFR 180) has required every hospital to publish a machine-readable file of its **standard charges**: the gross charge (its list price), the discounted cash price for someone paying without insurance, and the rate it has negotiated with each insurer and plan — for every item and service it provides. Since January 2026 the files follow one CMS template.

Each hospital publishes its own file, in its own layout: some are tidy, some are several gigabytes, some sit behind bot protection. These maps are built directly from those files; every number was published by the hospital.

## How this was built

The hospitals are every general acute, critical access and children's hospital in District of Columbia on Medicare's hospital list (psychiatric, VA and military hospitals excluded). Each one's file was found automatically: through the index CMS requires at every hospital website's root, or a link on the hospital's price page. **4 files** (558.9 MB) were downloaded, most recently on 2026-09-30. Their prices for 168 common procedures were extracted, the names of 12 insurers and networks, which hospitals spell in hundreds of ways were matched up (plus 17 smaller plans, administrators and employer arrangements, kept under their own names), and each rate was sorted into commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid or Marketplace plans: 39,433 usable dollar prices in all.

## What the prices mean

The map shows, by default, the **typical commercial price**: the median of the rates each commercial insurer has negotiated with that hospital. Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans pay far less and are shown separately — a single median across all of them would describe nobody. You can also pick the cash price, the list price, or one insurer.

**None of these is your bill.** What you pay depends on your deductible, copay and coinsurance; a procedure usually carries more than one charge; and the doctor's fee is often billed separately from the hospital's facility fee (the maps show them separately where hospitals do).

## Emergency care outside your plan's network

**An insurer's price here applies only when the hospital is in your plan's network.** If you go to the emergency room of a hospital that is not — which is common with marketplace (ACA) and other narrow-network plans, and when you are away from home — the federal [No Surprises Act](https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises) applies instead (in force since January 2022). The hospital may not bill you more than you would owe in network, and your insurer works out that amount from a benchmark of its own, not from the price on these maps. The same goes for the tests, scans and treatment given during the visit, and for the hospital stay that follows until you are stable enough to be moved.

**The benchmark is usually the qualifying payment amount (QPA).** It is the middle (median) rate the insurer had under contract for that service on 31 January 2019, among its plans in the same insurance market (individual, small group or large group; a self-funded employer's plans are counted on their own) and the same region, raised each year for inflation. On your explanation of benefits it appears as the “allowed amount”, usually beside a remark that the claim was paid at the in-network level. In some states a state law sets the amount instead, and in Maryland the state's hospital rates do.

**This site cannot show the QPA or work it out.** It comes from 2019 contracts, not this year's; it is a median across many hospitals, not this hospital's rate; it differs by kind of plan and by region; and no one is required to publish it — it is in neither the hospital files nor the insurer files this site is built from. The insurer tells the hospital the QPA when it pays, and that is all. So the allowed amount on your statement can be far below, or above, the price shown here for the same hospital, insurer and procedure. If the hospital thinks the payment too low it can take the insurer to federal arbitration; that does not change what you owe.

The rules, from the sources:

- [Your rights against surprise medical bills](https://www.cms.gov/initiatives/your-patient-rights/medical-bill-rights) (CMS, for patients)
- [The No Surprises Act](https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises) and [an overview of its rules](https://www.cms.gov/initiatives/no-surprise-billing/overview/policies-resources/overview-rules-fact-sheets) (CMS)
- [42 U.S.C. 300gg-111](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/300gg-111): the law itself, on emergency services and what the patient pays
- [45 CFR 149.110](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-B/part-149/subpart-B/section-149.110): which emergency services are covered
- [45 CFR 149.140](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-B/part-149/subpart-B/section-149.140): how the qualifying payment amount is calculated
- [Independent dispute resolution](https://www.cms.gov/initiatives/no-surprise-billing/overview/engaging-idr/about-independent-dispute-resolution): the arbitration between hospital and insurer (CMS)

## What is not here

**3 of the 7 hospitals have no usable prices here.** They are still on the maps, as grey rings; clicking one says why. The reasons:

- The hospital's website blocks automated access (HTTP 403), so its price file could not be fetched. 1 hospital: Howard University Hospital
- The hospital's price file could not be downloaded. 1 hospital: Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Only a price file for a different hospital (in another state) was found. 1 hospital: United Medical Center

Some hospitals state part of their insurer pricing only as a percentage of charges or a formula, with no dollar figure; those rates are counted but cannot be shown. Transplant, behavioral-health, international and employee plans are kept out of the typical prices. Rates of $0 or $1 (placeholders) and prices more than 20 times away from the procedure's usual price are left out.

## Check it yourself

Every hospital's price files are public. The files used here, dated 2026-04-01 to 2026-09-01:

The 4 hospitals and their files

- Children's National Hospital (Washington) — [file](https://stronger.childrensnational.org/files/530196580_childrens-national-hospital_standardcharges.csv) dated 2026-04-02
- George Washington Univ Hospital (Washington) — [price page](https://www.gwhospital.com/patients-visitors/pricing-guide), [file](https://uhsfilecdn.eskycity.net/ac/232896725_george-washington-university-hospital_standardcharges.csv) dated 2026-09-01
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (Washington) — [price page](https://www.medstarhealth.org/price-transparency-disclosures), [file](https://www.medstarhealth.org/-/media/project/mho/medstar/billing-and-insurance/2026/522218584_medstar_georgetown_university_hospital_standardcharges.csv) dated 2026-04-01
- Medstar Washington Hospital Center (Washington) — [price page](https://www.medstarhealth.org/price-transparency-disclosures), [file](https://www.medstarhealth.org/-/media/project/mho/medstar/billing-and-insurance/2026/521272129_medstar_washington_hospital_center_standardcharges.csv) dated 2026-04-01

- [CMS: Hospital Price Transparency](https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/hospital-price-transparency) — the rule and what hospitals must publish
- [CMS's file template and data dictionary](https://github.com/CMSgov/hospital-price-transparency)