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
PR Brief Communication Tech Based Serv Provided to Established Pt 5-10 Min
Low
$0
Average
$161
Median
$21
High
$50k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI | $13 | $15 | $5 | 33% | 53–170 | $9 – $27 |
| 2 | Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL | $13 | $15 | $3 | 17% | 5–50 | $9 – $20 |
| 3 | St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea, MI | $17 | $17 | $5 | 32% | 3–30 | $10 – $27 |
| 4 | Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI | $13 | $14 | $5 | 32% | 2–20 | $8 – $22 |
| 5 | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID | $11 | $15 | $6 | 43% | 1–10 | $8 – $33 |
| 6 | Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO | $17 | $19 | $3 | 18% | 1–10 | $16 – $30 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH | $16 | $18 | $4 | 21% | 1–10 | $11 – $25 |
| 8 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN | $15 | $32 | $36 | 113% | — | $10 – $138 |
| 9 | Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME | $15 | $19 | $6 | 31% | — | $14 – $31 |
| 10 | Hospital for Special Surgery White Plains, NY | $21 | $22 | $8 | 37% | — | $11 – $42 |
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