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
HC SMEAR GRAM STAIN
Low
$3
Average
$2.1k
Median
$54
High
$3375.7k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ | $32 | $30 | $4 | 12% | 2,685–2,955 | $4 – $36 |
| 2 | St Elizabeths Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters Of The Third Order Of St Francis O'Fallon, IL | $98 | $82 | $26 | 32% | 2,296–2,512 | $4 – $117 |
| 3 | St. Peter's Health Helena, MT | $70 | $67 | $6 | 9% | 1,930–1,939 | $55 – $72 |
| 4 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $53 | $65 | $50 | 78% | 1,871–2,015 | $6 – $176 |
| 5 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | $33 | $32 | $4 | 13% | 1,736–2,204 | $4 – $35 |
| 6 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $53 | $50 | $13 | 26% | 1,688–1,832 | $4 – $72 |
| 7 | St Johns Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters Of The Third Order Of St Francis Springfield, IL | $97 | $85 | $25 | 29% | 1,687–2,191 | $4 – $114 |
| 8 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Corbin, KY | $56 | $45 | $21 | 47% | 1,443 | $4 – $143 |
| 9 | St Anthonys Memorial Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters Of The Third Order Of St Francis Mattoon, IL | $48 | $46 | $10 | 22% | 1,368 | $4 – $53 |
| 10 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Lexington, KY | $38 | $38 | $16 | 42% | 1,258 | $4 – $145 |
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