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
HC ED Drain Neck/Chest Lesion
Low
$0
Average
$3.4k
Median
$3.0k
High
$38.0k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Washington Health Services Association Wenatchee, WA | $3.9k | $5.0k | $1.4k | 29% | 6–60 | $3.8k – $8.1k |
| 2 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN | $3.1k | $3.3k | $732 | 22% | 4–40 | $2.6k – $4.4k |
| 3 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | 4–40 | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 4 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Boise, ID | $3.1k | $3.2k | $88 | 3% | 3–30 | $3.1k – $3.5k |
| 5 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $2.1k | $2.3k | $273 | 12% | 3–30 | $2.1k – $2.7k |
| 6 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Boston, MA | $3.4k | $3.2k | $320 | 10% | 3–30 | $2.7k – $3.4k |
| 7 | Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp MEMPHIS, TN | $2.6k | $2.6k | $96 | 4% | 2–20 | $2.2k – $2.7k |
| 8 | Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston, MA | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 9 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 10 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA | $2.8k | $3.5k | $1.0k | 29% | 2–20 | $2.7k – $5.6k |
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