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
$1
Average
$2.0k
Median
$1.5k
High
$37.0k
Each hospital's average UnitedHealthcare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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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 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $4.6k | $40.2k | $52.4k | 131% | 7–70 | $3.1k – $193.5k |
| 2 | Salem Hospital Salem, MA other · both | 1 | $719 | $719 | — | — | 4–40 | $719 – $719 |
| 3 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $3.1k | $16.1k | $28.3k | 176% | 3–30 | $1.5k – $100.5k |
| 4 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $378 | $378 | $47 | 12% | 2–20 | $331 – $425 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Woodstock, IL case rate · outpatient | 2 | $704 | $704 | $37 | 5% | 2–20 | $667 – $741 |
| 6 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL case rate · outpatient | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | $74 | 5% | 2–20 | $1.3k – $1.5k |
| 7 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL case rate · outpatient | 2 | $7.3k | $7.3k | $385 | 5% | 2–20 | $6.9k – $7.7k |
| 8 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL case rate · outpatient | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | $74 | 5% | 2–20 | $1.3k – $1.5k |
| 9 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $4.6k | $15.9k | $23.7k | 149% | 2–20 | $3.1k – $63.3k |
| 10 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $12.4k | $12.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $12.4k – $12.4k |
| 11 | Mayo Clinic Florida Jacksonville, FL facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $20.1k | $20.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $20.1k – $20.1k |
| 12 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $4.6k | $6.5k | $5.0k | 77% | 1–10 | $3.1k – $16.5k |
| 13 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY case rate · outpatient | 1 | $11.2k | $11.2k | — | — | — | $11.2k – $11.2k |
| 14 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $562 | $562 | — | — | — | $562 – $562 |
| 15 | AGH LAVEEN LLC Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $2.0k | $1.6k | $933 | 57% | — | $402 – $2.6k |
| 16 | AGH MESA LLC Mesa, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $2.0k | $1.6k | $933 | 57% | — | $402 – $2.6k |
| 17 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · case rate · outpatient | 2 | $667 | $2.0k | $1.5k | 77% | — | $667 – $3.7k |
| 18 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $571 | $571 | — | — | — | $571 – $571 |
| 19 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 20 | ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL Albany, NY facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | $280 | 18% | — | $1.3k – $1.9k |
| 21 | ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL Albany, NY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.7k | $1.7k | $299 | 18% | — | $1.4k – $2k |
| 22 | ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL Albany, NY professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 8 | $4.2k | $4.1k | $1.1k | 27% | — | $2.8k – $5.2k |
| 23 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Papillion, NE case rate · outpatient | 1 | $603 | $603 | — | — | — | $603 – $603 |
| 24 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Papillion, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $746 | $746 | $333 | 45% | — | $413 – $1.1k |
| 25 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Omaha, NE case rate · outpatient | 1 | $603 | $603 | — | — | — | $603 – $603 |
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