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
Chest Tube Exchange
Low
$262
Average
$1.6k
Median
$686
High
$22k
Each hospital's average Medicare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
107 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 6.0× 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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109 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Medicare 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 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA other · both | 1 | $734 | $734 | — | — | 13 | $734 – $734 |
| 2 | Salem Hospital Salem, MA other · both | 1 | $734 | $734 | — | — | 4–40 | $734 – $734 |
| 3 | John Muir Health Concord, CA other · outpatient | 3 | $886 | $886 | — | — | 1–10 | $886 – $886 |
| 4 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH per diem · inpatient | 1 | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 5 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $342 | $342 | $67 | 20% | — | $274 – $409 |
| 6 | Allina Health Systems MN; 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 7 | Allina Health Systems Ulm, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 8 | Allina Health Systems MN 55443; 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 9 | Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 10 | Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 11 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL per diem · inpatient | 1 | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 12 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $463 | $463 | — | — | — | $463 – $463 |
| 13 | BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI PLANTATION, FL fee schedule · both | 2 | $770 | $770 | $115 | 15% | — | $655 – $884 |
| 14 | BETHESDA HOSPITAL BOYNTON BEACH, FL fee schedule · both | 2 | $770 | $770 | $115 | 15% | — | $655 – $884 |
| 15 | Bon Secours Community Hospital Jervis, NY facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $783 | $783 | — | — | — | $783 – $783 |
| 16 | Boston Medical Center Boston, MA other · both | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | $440 | 38% | — | $729 – $1.6k |
| 17 | Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA other · both | 1 | $752 | $752 | — | — | — | $752 – $752 |
| 18 | Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA other · both | 1 | $752 | $752 | — | — | — | $752 – $752 |
| 19 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INIATIVES COLORADO Westminster, CO fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $628 | $628 | — | — | — | $628 – $628 |
| 20 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Pueblo, CO fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $628 | $628 | — | — | — | $628 – $628 |
| 21 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Colorado Springs, CO fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $628 | $628 | — | — | — | $628 – $628 |
| 22 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO West Valley City, UT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $628 | $628 | — | — | — | $628 – $628 |
| 23 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Canon City, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $463 | $463 | — | — | — | $463 – $463 |
| 24 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO West Jordan, UT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $628 | $628 | — | — | — | $628 – $628 |
| 25 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Lehi, UT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $628 | $628 | — | — | — | $628 – $628 |
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