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THORACENTESIS W/O IMAGE GUIDE
Low
$1
Average
$1.6k
Median
$1.1k
High
$225.7k
Each hospital's average UnitedHealthcare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
1947 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 7.3× 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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3,753 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a UnitedHealthcare 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 | North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $87 | $87 | — | — | 2,212 | $87 – $87 |
| 2 | North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $87 | $87 | — | — | 2,029 | $87 – $87 |
| 3 | ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL Sayre, PA facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $679 | $622 | $127 | 20% | 5–50 | $340 – $679 |
| 4 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Whitesburg, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $328 | $328 | — | — | 4–40 | $328 – $328 |
| 5 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 2 | $332 | $332 | $294 | 88% | 4–40 | $38 – $625 |
| 6 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Hazard, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $502 | $502 | — | — | 3–30 | $502 – $502 |
| 7 | DIGNITY HEALTH Carmichael, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 7 | $2.0k | $1.9k | $1.5k | 79% | 3–30 | $85 – $3.7k |
| 8 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $2.5k | $2.7k | $524 | 20% | 3–30 | $1.9k – $3.6k |
| 9 | St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI facility · other · both | 1 | $644 | $644 | — | — | 3–30 | $644 – $644 |
| 10 | DIGNITY HEALTH Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $489 | $413 | $238 | 58% | 2–20 | $92 – $659 |
| 11 | Hospital Development Co Spencer, WV percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $631 | $631 | — | — | 2–20 | $631 – $631 |
| 12 | Novant Health Stokes Medical Center, LLC Danbury, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $1.3k | $1.3k | $641 | 51% | 2–20 | $626 – $1.9k |
| 13 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN other · both | 6 | $597 | $437 | $277 | 63% | 2–20 | $0 – $635 |
| 14 | Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital St. Peters, MO other · outpatient | 1 | $628 | $628 | — | — | 1–10 | $628 – $628 |
| 15 | Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $137 | $137 | — | — | 1–10 | $137 – $137 |
| 16 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · outpatient | 1 | $38 | $38 | — | — | 1–10 | $38 – $38 |
| 17 | HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOULTON, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $580 | $935 | $502 | 54% | 1–10 | $580 – $1.6k |
| 18 | Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO fee schedule · both | 2 | $613 | $613 | $60 | 10% | 1–10 | $553 – $673 |
| 19 | Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO fee schedule · inpatient | 2 | $613 | $613 | $60 | 10% | 1–10 | $553 – $673 |
| 20 | Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $613 | $613 | $60 | 10% | 1–10 | $553 – $673 |
| 21 | Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $665 | $665 | — | — | 1–10 | $665 – $665 |
| 22 | Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach, MO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $665 | $665 | — | — | 1–10 | $665 – $665 |
| 23 | Memorial Hospital Shiloh, IL other · outpatient | 1 | $628 | $628 | — | — | 1–10 | $628 – $628 |
| 24 | Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc City, OK facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $580 | $580 | — | — | 1–10 | $580 – $580 |
| 25 | Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $80 | $186 | $211 | 113% | 1–10 | $80 – $607 |
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