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DEXAMETHASONE 1.5 MG PO TABS
Low
$0
Average
$18
Median
$3
High
$2.6k
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iThe hospitals that file a Aetna 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 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1 | $1 | — | — | 12,295 | $1 – $1 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority WI 53718; 1675 Highland Ave Madison, WI percent of total billed chargesfrom % of charges | 2 | $6 | $6 | $1 | 18% | 2,832 | $5 – $8 |
| 3 | Wheeling Hospital, Inc. Wheeling, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $11 | $11 | — | — | 2,144 | $11 – $11 |
| 4 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Morgantown, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $12 | $12 | — | — | 1,096 | $12 – $12 |
| 5 | Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation Parkersburg, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $11 | $14 | $5 | 32% | 1,072 | $11 – $21 |
| 6 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $4 | $25 | $36 | 147% | 778–805 | $4 – $102 |
| 7 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1 | $1 | — | — | 761 | $1 – $1 |
| 8 | Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $6 | $6 | — | — | 608 | $6 – $6 |
| 9 | City Hospital, Inc. Martinsburg, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $13 | $13 | — | — | 528 | $13 – $13 |
| 10 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Morgantown, WV facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $5 | $5 | — | — | 456 | $5 – $5 |
| 11 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $1 | $1 | — | — | 423 | $1 – $1 |
| 12 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $8 | $8 | — | — | 352 | $8 – $8 |
| 13 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Mountain Home, ID percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $12 | $13 | $7 | 55% | 280 | $1 – $43 |
| 14 | NYU Langone New York, NY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 25 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 14% | 256–274 | $0 – $0 |
| 15 | NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Philadelphia, PA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $11 | $11 | — | — | 236 | $11 – $11 |
| 16 | HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $1 | $2 | $1 | 81% | 222 | $0 – $5 |
| 17 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $89 | $121 | $114 | 95% | 190–1,900 | $1 – $547 |
| 18 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Kannapolis, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $79 | $114 | $103 | 90% | 169–1,537 | $1 – $457 |
| 19 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Kings Mountain, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $95 | $131 | $124 | 95% | 152–1,520 | $1 – $577 |
| 20 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $88 | $120 | $120 | 100% | 114–1,140 | $1 – $622 |
| 21 | HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TEMPLE TERRACE, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $8 | $13 | $15 | 120% | 104 | $0 – $48 |
| 22 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $2 | $22 | $32 | 149% | 103 | $2 – $89 |
| 23 | Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA other · outpatient | 1 | $3 | $3 | — | — | 100–1,000 | $3 – $3 |
| 24 | HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL Kissimmee, FL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $13 | $23 | $21 | 91% | 94 | $1 – $51 |
| 25 | Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Bremerton, WA other · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 82–820 | $4 – $4 |
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