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HC NM GASTRIC EMPTYING IMAGING
Low
$239
Average
$940
Median
$860
High
$3.1k
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86 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 5.0× 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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iThe hospitals that file a Wellmark 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 | Avera McKennan Hospital Sioux Falls, SD case rate · outpatient | 2 | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | 148 | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 2 | Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD other · outpatient | 1 | $962 | $962 | — | — | 51 | $962 – $962 |
| 3 | Sioux Center Health Sioux Center, IA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 4 | Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $984 | $984 | $46 | 5% | 2–20 | $937 – $1.0k |
| 5 | Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD outpatient | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 6 | Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD case rate · outpatient | 1 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 7 | Avera St. Luke's Aberdeen, SD outpatient | 1 | $941 | $941 | — | — | 1–10 | $941 – $941 |
| 8 | Avera St. Luke's Aberdeen, SD case rate · outpatient | 1 | $941 | $941 | — | — | 1–10 | $941 – $941 |
| 9 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA facility · fee schedule · both | 2 | $408 | $408 | — | — | 1–10 | $408 – $408 |
| 10 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA facility · other · both | 1 | $382 | $382 | — | — | 1–10 | $382 – $382 |
| 11 | Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center, IA facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $995 | $995 | — | — | 1–10 | $995 – $995 |
| 12 | Pella Regional Health Center Pella, IA other · outpatient | 1 | $714 | $714 | — | — | 1–10 | $714 – $714 |
| 13 | Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD other · outpatient | 1 | $921 | $921 | — | — | 1–10 | $921 – $921 |
| 14 | Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.3k | $1.3k | $508 | 40% | 1–10 | $757 – $1.8k |
| 15 | ALEGENT HEALTH - MERCY HOSPITAL, CORNING IOWA Corning, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 2 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 16 | ALEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Missouri Valley, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 2 | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 17 | Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA case rate · outpatient | 1 | $378 | $378 | — | — | — | $378 – $378 |
| 18 | Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA fee schedule · both | 4 | $356 | $313 | $205 | 65% | — | $35 – $597 |
| 19 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 20 | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 21 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA case rate · outpatient | 1 | $383 | $383 | — | — | — | $383 – $383 |
| 22 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA fee schedule · both | 4 | $356 | $313 | $205 | 65% | — | $35 – $597 |
| 23 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation West Des Moines, IA fee schedule · both | 4 | $356 | $313 | $205 | 65% | — | $35 – $597 |
| 24 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA facility · fee schedule · both | 2 | $408 | $408 | — | — | — | $408 – $408 |
| 25 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA facility · other · both | 1 | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
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