Hospital for Special Surgery
prices.
Cash-pay and insurance prices for 27 procedures at Hospital for Special Surgery, pulled from the federally-mandated machine-readable file the hospital is required to publish. Cash-pay range across these procedures: $49 to $96,229.
Procedure prices.
- Abdominal ultrasound, complete CPT 76700 $218 to $876
- Brain MRI with and without contrast CPT 70553 $600 to $2,263
- Brain MRI without contrast CPT 70551 $400 to $2,185
- Carotid duplex ultrasound CPT 93880 $165 to $1,285
- Carpal tunnel release CPT 29848 $8,404 to $19,743
- CBC with differential CPT 85025 $175
- Chest X-ray, single view CPT 71045 $49 to $516
- Comprehensive metabolic panel CPT 80053 $270
- CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast CPT 74177 $615 to $2,365
- DXA bone density scan CPT 77080 $80 to $531
- Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler CPT 93306 $467 to $3,575
- Hemoglobin A1c CPT 83036 $197
- Inguinal hernia repair, open CPT 49505 $8,000 to $15,246
- Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy CPT 29881 $12,000 to $17,369
- Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast CPT 73721 $379 to $2,185
- Lipid panel CPT 80061 $236
- Lumbar epidural steroid injection CPT 64483 $3,090 to $5,014
- Lumbar spine MRI without contrast CPT 72148 $400 to $2,343
- New patient office visit, level 3 CPT 99203 $440 to $550
- New patient office visit, level 4 CPT 99204 $440 to $900
- Office visit, established patient, level 3 CPT 99213 $225 to $375
- Office visit, established patient, level 4 CPT 99214 $225 to $500
- Psychotherapy, 45 minutes CPT 90834 $180
- Thyroid ultrasound CPT 76536 $160 to $458
- Total hip replacement CPT 27130 $25,575 to $96,229
- Total knee replacement CPT 27447 $26,351 to $92,390
- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) CPT 84443 $249
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Open the comparison →CMS quality rating.
5/5 stars on CMS Hospital Care Compare. Based on ~50 measures of safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. View on Care Compare ↗
Patient experience.
CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 895 completed surveys.
| Measure | This hospital | Network avg | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCAHPS overall star rating | 4/5 | 2.8/5 | +1.2 |
| Would definitely recommend | 87% | 69.6% | +17pp |
| Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 | 83% | 68.6% | +14pp |
| Nurses always communicated well | 83% | 75.6% | +7pp |
| Doctors always communicated well | 83% | 76.6% | +6pp |
| Given clear info about recovery | 90% | 84.4% | +6pp |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 81% | 68.6% | +12pp |
| Staff always explained meds | 64% | 57.6% | +6pp |
| Quiet at night, always | 52% | 52.2% | 0pp |
About this data.
The prices above are pulled directly from Hospital for Special Surgery's machine-readable file (MRF), required under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50). We download the file, parse the rows for our shoppable CPT set, and publish the dollar amounts as the hospital published them. No surveys, no estimates.
Cash-pay rates are what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan; pick a payer in the comparison tool to see plan-specific numbers.