A new study finds that the price you pay for medical care can vary greatly depending on the hospital where you're treated.

The charge sheets from more than 3,000 hospitals around the nation reveal a seemingly random variation in prices for 100 of the most common in patient procedures.

For hip and knee replacements the charges range from $5,300 at a hospital in Ada, Oklahoma to $223,000 in Monterey Park, California.

The disparity exists even for hospitals just miles apart.

In the nation's capitol, George Washington University billed patients on a ventilator $115,000,
while Providence Hospital charged just under $53,000.

"The data doesn't show that there's any quality care as the prices go up," notes Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans.

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