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PR Removal of Sutures or Staples Not Requiring Anesthesia
Low
$0
Average
$870
Median
$70
High
$25.4k
Each hospital's average Blue Cross Blue Shield rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
527 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 99.8× 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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836 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Blue Cross Blue Shield rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Mercy Health Saint Marys Rockford, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $28 | $28 | — | — | 29–92 | $28 – $28 |
| 2 | HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $379 | $379 | $29 | 8% | 25–34 | $350 – $408 |
| 3 | Mercy Health Hackley Campus Muskogen, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $28 | $28 | — | — | 25–70 | $28 – $28 |
| 4 | HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $772 | $772 | $264 | 34% | 24–33 | $508 – $1.0k |
| 5 | HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL AVENTURA, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $706 | $706 | $246 | 35% | 22–31 | $460 – $951 |
| 6 | Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $28 | $28 | — | — | 17–62 | $28 – $28 |
| 7 | HCA FLORIDA LAWNWOOD HOSPITAL VERO BEACH, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $370 | $370 | $129 | 35% | 16–25 | $241 – $499 |
| 8 | HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL ATLANTIS, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $683 | $683 | $117 | 17% | 15–24 | $566 – $799 |
| 9 | HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $360 | $360 | — | — | 15 | $360 – $360 |
| 10 | HCA FLORIDA JFK NORTH HOSPITAL West Palm Beach, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $400 | $400 | — | — | 13 | $400 – $400 |
| 11 | Saint Luke’s Hospital of Chillicothe Chillicothe, MO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 18 | $188 | $147 | $64 | 44% | 7–70 | $45 – $195 |
| 12 | Crestview Hospital Corporation Crestview, FL facility · other · outpatient | 7 | $374 | $374 | — | — | 5–50 | $374 – $374 |
| 13 | Saint Luke’s Hospital of Chillicothe Chillicothe, MO per diem · both | 5 | $17 | $15 | $3 | 19% | 5–50 | $9 – $17 |
| 14 | Mishawaka Medical Center Mishawaka, IN professional · fee schedule · both | 3 | $12 | $12 | $1 | 6% | 4–40 | $10 – $12 |
| 15 | Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA fee schedule · both | 2 | $61 | $53 | $8 | 15% | 4–40 | $45 – $61 |
| 16 | Naples HMA LLC Naples, FL facility · other · outpatient | 7 | $481 | $481 | — | — | 3–30 | $481 – $481 |
| 17 | Naples HMA LLC Naples, FL facility · other · outpatient | 7 | $481 | $481 | — | — | 3–30 | $481 – $481 |
| 18 | Saint Luke’s Hospital of Trenton Trenton, MO per diem · both | 3 | $18 | $18 | $1 | 5% | 3–30 | $18 – $20 |
| 19 | Saint Luke’s Hospital of Trenton Trenton, MO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 19 | $195 | $143 | $69 | 48% | 3–30 | $40 – $195 |
| 20 | The Mercy Hospital Inc Springfield, MA professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 6 | $20 | $17 | $4 | 25% | 3–30 | $9 – $20 |
| 21 | HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $389 | $389 | $147 | 38% | 2–20 | $243 – $536 |
| 22 | HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $541 | $541 | $233 | 43% | 2–20 | $308 – $774 |
| 23 | HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $612 | $612 | $44 | 7% | 2–20 | $568 – $656 |
| 24 | HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL PORT ST LUCIE, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $889 | $889 | $161 | 18% | 2–20 | $728 – $1.1k |
| 25 | HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $446 | $446 | $72 | 16% | 2–20 | $374 – $518 |
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