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THORACENTESIS PROCEDURE
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Low
$42
Average
$5.0k
Median
$4.6k
High
$33.6k
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| 1 | El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX | $637 | $522 | $215 | 41% | 14–32 | $177 – $708 |
| 2 | St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital, Inc Shawnee, OK | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 3 | Hca Florida West Hospital PENSACOLA, FL | $2.0k | $2.0k | $410 | 21% | — | $1.5k – $2.5k |
| 4 | UPMC Washington Washington, PA | $967 | $968 | $273 | 28% | — | $503 – $1.6k |
| 5 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN | $210 | $212 | $56 | 27% | — | $70 – $308 |
| 6 | Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX | $7.4k | $7.4k | $113 | 2% | — | $7.3k – $7.5k |
| 7 | Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital PANAMA CITY, FL | $2.3k | $2.3k | $983 | 43% | — | $1.5k – $4.5k |
| 8 | Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 9 | Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches, INC Beach, FL | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 10 | Hca Florida Twin Cities Hospital NICEVILLE, FL | $2.1k | $2.1k | $431 | 21% | — | $1.6k – $2.6k |
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