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
Insert Chest Tube
Low
$1
Average
$1.4k
Median
$1.4k
High
$16.1k
Each hospital's average Molina rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
726 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 8.9× 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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iThe hospitals that file a Molina 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 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO West Jordan, UT other · inpatient | 1 | $940 | $940 | — | — | 4–40 | $940 – $940 |
| 2 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Hazard, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $950 | $950 | $317 | 33% | 2–20 | $633 – $1.3k |
| 3 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Barbourville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $484 | $484 | — | — | 1–10 | $484 – $484 |
| 4 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Paintsville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $465 | $465 | — | — | 1–10 | $465 – $465 |
| 5 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $490 | $490 | — | — | 1–10 | $490 – $490 |
| 6 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Lexington, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $551 | $551 | — | — | 1–10 | $551 – $551 |
| 7 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Richmond, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $551 | $551 | — | — | 1–10 | $551 – $551 |
| 8 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Grange, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $551 | $551 | — | — | 1–10 | $551 – $551 |
| 9 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC. Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $674 | $674 | — | — | 1–10 | $674 – $674 |
| 10 | DIGNITY COMMUNITY CARE Northridge, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $232 | $232 | — | — | 1–10 | $232 – $232 |
| 11 | PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $1.4k | $1.5k | $926 | 61% | 1–10 | $698 – $3.7k |
| 12 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $3k | $3k | — | — | 1–10 | $3k – $3k |
| 13 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA professional · fee schedule · both | 2 | $171 | $171 | $80 | 47% | 1–10 | $91 – $251 |
| 14 | Valley County Hospital NE 68862-1240; 400 S 23rd St Ord, NE facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $169 | $169 | $2 | 1% | 1–10 | $167 – $171 |
| 15 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $667 | $667 | — | — | — | $667 – $667 |
| 16 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $131 | $131 | — | — | — | $131 – $131 |
| 17 | ALLE-KISKI MEDICAL CENTER NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 18 | AMH Cath Labs LLC Arlington, TX case rate · outpatient | 1 | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 19 | AMH Cath Labs LLC Arlington, TX percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $232 | $206 | $37 | 18% | — | $153 – $232 |
| 20 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Hayden, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $605 | $605 | $202 | 33% | — | $403 – $806 |
| 21 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Martin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $565 | $565 | — | — | — | $565 – $565 |
| 22 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $963 | $1.3k | $454 | 35% | — | $963 – $1.9k |
| 23 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH per diem · inpatient | 2 | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 24 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | $1 | 0% | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 25 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $1.2k | $1.2k | $152 | 12% | — | $1.1k – $1.4k |
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