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
Exploratory laparotomy, exploratory celiotomy with or without biopsy(s) (separate procedure)
Low
$73
Average
$2.1k
Median
$365
High
$17.5k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methodist Hospital Hill Country Fredericksburg, TX | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA | $2.7k | $2.1k | $825 | 39% | — | $928 – $2.7k |
| 3 | Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
| 4 | Methodist Specialty And Transplant SAN ANTONIO, TX | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 5 | Methodist Hospital SAN ANTONIO, TX | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 6 | Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital Kapaa, HI | $256 | $277 | $76 | 27% | — | $181 – $434 |
| 7 | Methodist Texsan Hospital SAN ANTONIO, TX | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 8 | Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio, TX | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 9 | Dukes Health System LLC Peru, IN | $206 | $280 | $139 | 49% | — | $88 – $577 |
| 10 | Methodist Hospital Westover Hills SAN ANTONIO, TX | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
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