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
CATHETER VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE 18FR DIA 20INL VINYL LEFT VENTRICLE BULLET TIP ARGYLE FERGUSON PVC NON-RADIOLUCENT
Low
$0
Average
$1.1k
Median
$351
High
$12.9k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC | $29 | $59 | $58 | 99% | 975–9,750 | $3 – $5.9k |
| 2 | Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ | $1.1k | $640 | $519 | 81% | 609–5,820 | $0 – $1.1k |
| 3 | Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA | $209 | $209 | $83 | 40% | 540–5,400 | $11 – $18.6k |
| 4 | MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA | $79 | $79 | $20 | 26% | 526–5,260 | $7 – $18.4k |
| 5 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX | $107 | $105 | $5 | 5% | 493–4,579 | $4 – $24.4k |
| 6 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Raleigh, NC | $1.2k | $1.6k | $1.2k | 74% | 431–4,310 | $5 – $150.6k |
| 7 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC | $1.2k | $1.6k | $1.2k | 74% | 431–4,310 | $5 – $150.6k |
| 8 | Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland, NY | $418 | $988 | $1.3k | 130% | 391–3,910 | $21 – $6.3k |
| 9 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC | $96 | $96 | — | — | 390–3,900 | $2 – $6.1k |
| 10 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Shelby, NC | $127 | $127 | — | — | 390–3,900 | $2 – $6.1k |
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