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
HB Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging
Low
$0
Average
$2.2k
Median
$1.9k
High
$61.1k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | 11 | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL | $841 | $1.0k | $257 | 25% | 10–100 | $841 – $1.4k |
| 3 | St. Charles Redmond Redmond, OR | $1.9k | $1.9k | $484 | 26% | 6–60 | $1.5k – $3.7k |
| 4 | St. Charles Bend Bend, OR | $1.9k | $1.9k | $484 | 26% | 6–60 | $1.5k – $3.7k |
| 5 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | 5–50 | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 6 | St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY | $4.3k | $4.3k | $2.2k | 51% | 4–40 | $1.7k – $8.6k |
| 7 | Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | 3–30 | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 8 | John Muir Health Walnut Creek, CA | $2.2k | $3.1k | $1.2k | 38% | 3–30 | $2.0k – $8.2k |
| 9 | St Peters Hospital Albany, NY | $4.5k | $4.5k | $1.7k | 37% | 3–30 | $1.9k – $9.1k |
| 10 | Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA | $2.0k | $2.4k | $951 | 39% | 3–30 | $1.7k – $6.5k |
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