What does code A4550 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for A4550 ranges from $186 to $1,103. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

A4550 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Surgical trays" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

A4550

HCPCS

Surgical trays

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code A4550 (Surgical trays) appears at 6 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $186 to $1,103. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare A4550 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code A4550 vary by about 5.9× across the 4 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $186 to $1,103. Shopping around can matter.

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$186

Lowest cash

$1,103

Highest cash

code A4550 cash price6 disclosed · 4 hospitals

$186median ~$275$1,103

Lowest cash price by hospital

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$186 – $1,103

Milwaukee · 1 hospital$186–$1,103
Anchorage · 1 hospital$266
Menomonee Falls · 1 hospital$268
West Bend · 1 hospital$316

8 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Surgical trays Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	A4550 HCPCS	—	—	$550 – $550	—
Noncdm Charge Record Medical Supplies Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	A4550 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
PACK CUSTOM POSTERIOR EYE Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	A4550 HCPCS	$514	$283	$154 – $444	—
PACK CUSTOM ANT EYE Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	A4550 HCPCS	$338	$186	$102 – $293	—
KIT PERFLOURON Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	A4550 HCPCS	$2,005	$1,103	$602 – $1,734	—
PACK CUSTOM ANGIO DRAPE Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	A4550 HCPCS	$486	$268	$146 – $438	—
PACK CUSTOM TOTAL HIP KNEE SJH Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	A4550 HCPCS	$575	$316	$345 – $546	—
HC OPTIME SHELL 272 A4550 Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Alaska Medical Center	A4550 HCPCS	$341	$266	—	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish A4550 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Froedtert West Bend Hospital Providence Alaska Medical Center

Code A4550: frequently asked

What does code A4550 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for A4550 ranges from $186 to $1,103. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code A4550?: A4550 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Surgical trays" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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