Table 2. Hospitals With the Lowest Price by Insurance Type for Each Procedure.
| Procedure and insurance type | Hospitals, No. (%)a |
|---|---|
| Cystourethroscopy (n = 141) | |
| Commercial | 4 (3) |
| Medicaid | 11 (8) |
| Medicare reference pricing | 109 (77) |
| Cash | 17 (12) |
| Prostate biopsy (n = 152) | |
| Commercial | 6 (4) |
| Medicaid | 29 (19) |
| Medicare reference pricing | 93 (61) |
| Cash | 24 (16) |
| Prostatectomy (n = 74) | |
| Commercial | 5 (7) |
| Medicaid | 22 (30) |
| Medicare reference pricing | 38 (51) |
| Cash | 9 (12) |
| Transurethral resection of the prostate (n = 67) | |
| Commercial | 1 (2) |
| Medicaid | 27 (40) |
| Medicare reference pricing | 35 (51) |
| Cash | 5 (7) |
| Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy (n = 71) | |
| Commercial | 3 (4) |
| Medicaid | 30 (42) |
| Medicare reference pricing | 31 (44) |
| Cash | 7 (10) |
a
To be included, each hospital had to list at least 3 of 4 insurance types.