CPT 88040
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Forensic autopsy (necropsy)
Prices here combine facility and professional fees. See them separately →Experimental
Low
$0
Average
$496
Median
$234
High
$3.7k
Showing only prices reported under the case rate methodology. Choose another in the filter below to change the chart. 49 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 8.9× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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Reflects a negotiated flat case rate paid per episode of care, rather than itemized charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches, INC Beach, FL | $108 | $108 | $7 | 7% | — | $98 – $117 |
| 2 | Gundersen Luthern Medical Center Inc La Crosse, WI | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 3 | Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ | $736 | $736 | — | — | — | $736 – $736 |
| 4 | Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado West Valley City, UT | $445 | $445 | — | — | — | $445 – $445 |
| 5 | University Hospitals Health System Chardon, OH | $900 | $900 | — | — | — | $900 – $900 |
| 6 | Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado West Jordan, UT | $445 | $445 | — | — | — | $445 – $445 |
| 7 | University Hospitals Health System Ravenna, OH | $900 | $900 | — | — | — | $900 – $900 |
| 8 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL | $106 | $105 | $3 | 3% | — | $98 – $108 |
| 9 | Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, INC Fleming Island, FL | $108 | $108 | $7 | 7% | — | $98 – $117 |
| 10 | University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH | $102 | $102 | — | — | — | $102 – $102 |
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