Idaho Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Idaho — drawn from 19 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 Idaho, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal Hysterectomy | $493 – $26,537 | $1,828 | 12 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $122 – $6,456 | $2,174 | 7 |
| Newborn Circumcision | $98 – $3,137 | $325 | 12 |
| IUD Insertion | $90 – $2,602 | $222 | 16 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Under Age 12) | $445 – $12,178 | $5,848 | 13 |
| Skin Lesion Removal (Benign, up to 0.5 cm) | $126 – $3,251 | $1,493 | 15 |
| Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $475 – $12,288 | $5,579 | 14 |
| IUD Removal | $105 – $2,321 | $315 | 17 |
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 Idaho, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Psychiatric Evaluation with Medication Management | $179 | $350 |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | $610 | $1,081 |
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $33,447 | $56,332 |
| PET/CT Scan, Whole Body | $6,979 | $11,632 |
| Chemotherapy Infusion (First Hour) | $632 | $1,046 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $17,218 | $28,020 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Idaho
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $53,789 | 8 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $17,857 | 8 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $15,146 | 8 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $12,985 | 12 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $12,974 | 8 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $12,593 | 13 |
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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