Hawaii Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Hawaii — drawn from 13 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Hawaii, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $5 – $1,206 | $1,016 | 6 |
| IUD Insertion | $53 – $1,015 | $107 | 8 |
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $2,173 – $31,498 | $24,532 | 9 |
| Initial Hospital Admission (Level 1) | $79 – $742 | $85 | 10 |
| Skin Lesion Removal (Benign, up to 0.5 cm) | $234 – $2,181 | $1,849 | 8 |
| CT Chest without Contrast | $149 – $1,177 | $291 | 10 |
| Skin Biopsy (Tangential) | $75 – $530 | $252 | 9 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast | $436 – $2,383 | $486 | 10 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Hawaii, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| MRI Abdomen with and without Contrast | $1,604 | $3,580 |
| MRI Thoracic Spine (Mid-back) without Contrast | $1,044 | $2,258 |
| MRI Cervical Spine (Neck) without Contrast | $1,063 | $2,063 |
| TSH Thyroid Function Test | $85 | $162 |
| Initial Hospital Admission (Level 1) | $109 | $203 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $67 | $125 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Hawaii
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $24,532 | 9 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $18,390 | 7 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $15,252 | 9 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $15,252 | 9 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $11,187 | 8 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $10,465 | 9 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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