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Original text from hospital filings
31720 INSERTION OF TUBE INTO AIRWAY FOR ASPIRATION OF SECRETIONS
Low
$0
Average
$629
Median
$240
High
$35k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | State Of Mississippi-university Of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, MS | $291 | $332 | $133 | 40% | 178–250 | $198 – $494 |
| 2 | Cocke County HMA, LLC Newport, TN | $302 | $356 | $139 | 39% | 11 | $213 – $555 |
| 3 | Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN | $123 | $165 | $79 | 48% | 4–40 | $114 – $301 |
| 4 | Northwest Hospital LLC Tucson, AZ | $135 | $162 | $54 | 33% | 4–40 | $97 – $292 |
| 5 | The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX | $220 | $250 | $220 | 88% | 3–30 | $87 – $1.3k |
| 6 | Allina Health Systems Owatonna, MN | $108 | $107 | $38 | 36% | 3–30 | $41 – $159 |
| 7 | Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN | $114 | $147 | $126 | 86% | 3–30 | $41 – $509 |
| 8 | Allina Health Systems Faribault, MN | $108 | $107 | $38 | 36% | 3–30 | $41 – $159 |
| 9 | Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN | $68 | $168 | $154 | 92% | 3–30 | $51 – $386 |
| 10 | Northwest Sahurita Hospital LLC Sahuarita, AZ | $135 | $151 | $51 | 34% | 3–30 | $97 – $292 |
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