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 CHEMOTHER CNS W/LUMBAR PUNCTURE
Low
$102
Average
$957
Median
$752
High
$25.8k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC | $322 | $427 | $219 | 51% | 555–645 | $172 – $876 |
| 2 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC | $305 | $405 | $207 | 51% | 555–645 | $163 – $830 |
| 3 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | $2.0k | $2.1k | $489 | 24% | 424–460 | $1.3k – $3.0k |
| 4 | Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO | $7.7k | $7.5k | $2.0k | 27% | 289–334 | $1.2k – $10.6k |
| 5 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | $300 | $387 | $210 | 54% | 218–236 | $72 – $922 |
| 6 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC | $300 | $387 | $210 | 54% | 218–236 | $72 – $922 |
| 7 | Hmh Hospitals Corporation Hackensack, NJ | $1.7k | $1.6k | $444 | 28% | 192–210 | $357 – $2.0k |
| 8 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC | $878 | $907 | $341 | 38% | 178–214 | $350 – $1.4k |
| 9 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN | $460 | $437 | $152 | 35% | 160 | $90 – $749 |
| 10 | Connecticut Children's Hartford, CT | $604 | $644 | $266 | 41% | 146–200 | $335 – $980 |
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