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 Lung Ventilation & Perfsn Diff
Low
$33
Average
$2.2k
Median
$1.7k
High
$27.9k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | $637 | $986 | $524 | 53% | 7–70 | $559 – $2.5k |
| 2 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC | $637 | $986 | $524 | 53% | 7–70 | $559 – $2.5k |
| 3 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $1.5k | $1.5k | $327 | 22% | 6–60 | $803 – $1.8k |
| 4 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Corbin, KY | $1.7k | $1.6k | $1.0k | 65% | 6–60 | $273 – $3.2k |
| 5 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ | $1.5k | $1.3k | $582 | 44% | 5–50 | $443 – $2.4k |
| 6 | St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO | $1.3k | $1.2k | $174 | 15% | 5–50 | $829 – $1.5k |
| 7 | University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO | $4.4k | $4.2k | $1.1k | 26% | 4–40 | $2.1k – $6.0k |
| 8 | Bexar County Hospital District San Antonio, TX | $1.9k | $2.0k | $1.1k | 54% | 3–30 | $1.0k – $6.9k |
| 9 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY | $1.4k | $1.3k | $524 | 42% | 2–20 | $352 – $2.0k |
| 10 | Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario Ontario, OR | $655 | $885 | $500 | 57% | 2–20 | $589 – $2.1k |
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