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78608 NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF BRAIN WITH METABOLIC EVALUATION
Low
$6
Average
$3.0k
Median
$2.6k
High
$28.5k
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iThe hospitals that file a UnitedHealthcare 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 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 4 | $148 | $128 | $24 | 19% | 46 | $99 – $148 |
| 2 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 2 | $2.1k | $2.1k | $745 | 36% | 17–26 | $1.3k – $2.8k |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | 16–25 | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 4 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO per diem · both | 1 | $4.7k | $4.7k | — | — | 13 | $4.7k – $4.7k |
| 5 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC other · outpatient | 1 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 13 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 6 | St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas City City, KS per diem · both | 13 | $4.7k | $4.6k | $453 | 10% | 6–60 | $3.0k – $4.7k |
| 7 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 4–40 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 8 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 4–40 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 9 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 4–40 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 10 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 4–40 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 11 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN other · both | 6 | $1.4k | $1.2k | $510 | 41% | 4–40 | $0 – $1.5k |
| 12 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $5.4k | $4.8k | $847 | 17% | 3–30 | $3.6k – $5.5k |
| 13 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $5.1k | $4.6k | $802 | 17% | 3–30 | $3.5k – $5.2k |
| 14 | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID facility · other · both | 1 | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 3–30 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 15 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA professional · fee schedule · both | 4 | $172 | $123 | $65 | 53% | 3–30 | $43 – $179 |
| 16 | St Peters Hospital Albany, NY facility · other · both | 2 | $3.0k | $3.0k | $1.1k | 39% | 3–30 | $1.8k – $4.1k |
| 17 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Lakewood, CO other · inpatient | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | $7 | 1% | 2–20 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 18 | DIGNITY HEALTH Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 6 | $2.7k | $2.5k | $846 | 34% | 2–20 | $1.5k – $3.4k |
| 19 | Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN facility · other · both | 2 | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 20 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI other · inpatient | 2 | $3.0k | $3.0k | $1.5k | 51% | 2–20 | $1.5k – $4.5k |
| 21 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 22 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 23 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Greenville, NC other · both | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 24 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Washington, NC other · both | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 25 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Kannapolis, NC other · outpatient | 2 | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.9k – $2.9k |
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