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
NM Pulmonary Perf/Vent Quan Diff
Low
$1
Average
$1.1k
Median
$744
High
$8.1k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $639 | $656 | $54 | 8% | 42–96 | $626 – $799 |
| 2 | Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Colorado Springs, CO | $541 | $902 | $553 | 61% | 5–50 | $424 – $1.9k |
| 3 | Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT | $2.3k | $2.0k | $596 | 30% | 5–50 | $601 – $2.3k |
| 4 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO | $544 | $550 | $11 | 2% | 4–40 | $544 – $571 |
| 5 | Southeast Hospital dba Mercy Hospital Southeast Girardeau, MO | $534 | $691 | $239 | 35% | 4–40 | $359 – $1.3k |
| 6 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY | $451 | $451 | $46 | 10% | 2–20 | $405 – $497 |
| 7 | John Muir Health Walnut Creek, CA | $676 | $699 | $91 | 13% | 2–20 | $609 – $1.2k |
| 8 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY | $451 | $451 | $46 | 10% | 2–20 | $405 – $497 |
| 9 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE, IN | $1.7k | $1.5k | $645 | 43% | 2–20 | $574 – $2.1k |
| 10 | Delta County Memorial Hospital DELTA, CO | $573 | $714 | $294 | 41% | 2–20 | $573 – $1.7k |
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