CPT 33018
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
HC PERICARDIAL DRAIN PERQ W/ FLUORO/US GUID 0-5 YRS OR ANY W/ CGEN CARDIAC ANOMALY
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Low
$10
Average
$7.4k
Median
$6.1k
High
$63.0k
Showing only prices reported under the case rate methodology. Choose another in the filter below to change the chart. 861 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 22.8× 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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Reflects a negotiated flat case rate paid per episode of care, rather than itemized charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | 15 | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 2 | Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery CHRISTIANSBURG, VA | $4.2k | $5.7k | $4.5k | 79% | — | $2.0k – $20.0k |
| 3 | USA Health University Hospital Mobile, AL | $252 | $321 | $147 | 46% | — | $246 – $723 |
| 4 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN | $1.9k | $1.9k | $808 | 41% | — | $673 – $3.4k |
| 5 | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX | $17.2k | $17.2k | — | — | — | $17.2k – $17.2k |
| 6 | Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, WI | $17.6k | $17.8k | $5.5k | 31% | — | $2.0k – $25.7k |
| 7 | Hca Florida West Hospital PENSACOLA, FL | $18.4k | $22.7k | $16.0k | 71% | — | $2.3k – $61.3k |
| 8 | Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME | $300 | $10.1k | $21.4k | 212% | — | $300 – $62.2k |
| 9 | OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK | $448 | $448 | — | — | — | $448 – $448 |
| 10 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN | $5.0k | $5.0k | $285 | 6% | — | $4.7k – $5.3k |
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