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31720 INSERTION OF TUBE INTO AIRWAY FOR ASPIRATION OF SECRETIONS
Low
$1
Average
$649
Median
$266
High
$21.0k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Of Mississippi-university Of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, MS | $252 | $254 | $93 | 36% | 376–385 | $160 – $349 |
| 2 | St. Peter's Health Helena, MT | $205 | $243 | $137 | 57% | 119 | $93 – $467 |
| 3 | Reid Health Richmond, IN | $25 | $329 | $527 | 160% | 4–40 | $25 – $1.2k |
| 4 | The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus Bend, KS | $373 | $355 | $178 | 50% | 3–30 | $69 – $693 |
| 5 | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc. Hutchinson, KS | $71 | $314 | $344 | 110% | 3–30 | $70 – $800 |
| 6 | St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, LTD Twin Falls, ID | $517 | $478 | $137 | 29% | 2–20 | $322 – $646 |
| 7 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $91 | $2.2k | $5.5k | 251% | 2–20 | $85 – $16.6k |
| 8 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Boise, ID | $517 | $478 | $137 | 29% | 2–20 | $322 – $646 |
| 9 | Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $91 | $2.2k | $5.5k | 251% | 2–20 | $85 – $16.6k |
| 10 | Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA | $520 | $1.3k | $1.6k | 122% | 1–10 | $105 – $4.0k |
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