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Procedure price report · Other non-OR therapeutic procedures on musculoskeletal system

Unlisted procedure on the neck or chest wall

CPT 21899the billing code this page is about

Used for a musculoskeletal procedure of the neck or chest wall that has no specific billing code of its own; the surgeon's report describes the work done.

Hospitals typically charge $606 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 422 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,058. Most fall between $296 and $3,367 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
422
States
45
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 422 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$242$331$606$2,441$6,123

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 25× what the cheapest tenth charges ($242 vs $6,123).

How the prices are spread

$187 – $271: 37 hospitals$187$271 – $393: 83 hospitals$393 – $571: 40 hospitals$393$571 – $828: 59 hospitals$828 – $1,201: 22 hospitals$828$1,201 – $1,743: 18 hospitals$1,743 – $2,529: 49 hospitals$1,743$2,529 – $3,670: 12 hospitals$3,670 – $5,325: 23 hospitals$3,670$5,325 – $7,727: 38 hospitals$5,325median $606price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (381 of 422 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$187$27137
$271$39383
$393$57140
$571$82859
$828$1,20122
$1,201$1,74318
$1,743$2,52949
$2,529$3,67012
$3,670$5,32523
$5,325$7,72738

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$242
Median cash price$606
Cash as a multiple of Medicare2.5×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $606.

Alaska: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceAKMaine: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceNHWashington: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $479 across 10 hospitalsIL$479Wisconsin: median $430 across 15 hospitalsWI$430Michigan: median $326 across 11 hospitalsMI$326New York: median $275 across 24 hospitalsNY$275Massachusetts: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceWYSouth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIAIndiana: median $485 across 15 hospitalsIN$485Ohio: median $1,463 across 26 hospitalsOH$1,463Pennsylvania: median $361 across 17 hospitalsPA$361New Jersey: median $787 across 34 hospitalsNJ$787Connecticut: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $571 across 36 hospitalsCA$571Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $963 across 18 hospitalsCO$963Nebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $454 across 10 hospitalsWV$454Virginia: median $413 across 19 hospitalsVA$413Maryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: median $6,393 across 15 hospitalsSC$6,393Oklahoma: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOKLouisiana: median $187 across 13 hospitalsLA$187Mississippi: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $2,441 across 38 hospitalsTX$2,441Florida: median $5,008 across 11 hospitalsFL$5,008
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $606. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
South Carolina SC15$6,393+954%$211 – $6,393
Florida FL11$5,008+726%$5,008 – $7,450
Texas TX38$2,441+303%$2,441 – $2,441
Ohio OH26$1,463+141%$797 – $2,341
Colorado CO18$963+59%$233 – $6,123
New Jersey NJ34$787+30%$257 – $5,110
California CA36$571−6%$500 – $770
Indiana IN15$485−20%$389 – $697
Illinois IL10$479−21%$358 – $7,727
West Virginia WV10$454−25%$273 – $460
Wisconsin WI15$430−29%$370 – $2,496
Virginia VA19$413−32%$340 – $911
Pennsylvania PA17$361−41%$273 – $500
Michigan MI11$326−46%$326 – $1,012
New York NY24$275−55%$275 – $732
Louisiana LA13$187−69%$101 – $549
North Carolina NC9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Iowa IA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oklahoma OK7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $606.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care362$606$291 – $4,350
Children’s14fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access45$574$370 – $1,629
Ownership
For-profit41$683$303 – $2,441
Government53$600$275 – $3,049
Non-profit327$629$310 – $3,499
System affiliation
Part of a system365$586$296 – $3,367
Independent57$683$291 – $3,193

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$1,095
Median cash price$606
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

253 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $935 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,373; most fall between $352 and $3,321.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 253 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$257$430$935$2,441$6,123

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 24× what the cheapest tenth charges ($257 vs $6,123).

Of the 269 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 253 gave a usable cash price; 8 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 8 a list price only.

How complete is this

422 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (11%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 461 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted422
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here20
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded18
Hospitals that filed this code461

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other non-OR therapeutic procedures on musculoskeletal system family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Creation of Blow Holes for Subcutaneous Emphysema.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Unlisted procedure on the neck or chest wall (CPT 21899) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-21899-unlisted-procedure-on-the-neck-or-chest-wall