RC 549
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
Removal of fluid from between lung and chest cavity
Low
$80
Average
$872
Median
$468
High
$4.6k
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34 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a First Health 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 | Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $80 | $80 | $77 | 97% | — | $3 – $157 |
| 2 | Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $80 | $80 | $77 | 97% | — | $3 – $157 |
| 3 | Holy Name Teaneck, NJ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $0 | $152 | $304 | 200% | — | $0 – $761 |
| 4 | Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $558 | $558 | — | — | — | $558 – $558 |
| 5 | Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $558 | $558 | — | — | — | $558 – $558 |
| 6 | Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 7 | Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 8 | Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $80 | $80 | $77 | 97% | — | $3 – $157 |
| 9 | Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $80 | $80 | $77 | 97% | — | $3 – $157 |
| 10 | Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc Fort Collins, CO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 11 | Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc Fort Collins, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 12 | St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, LTD Jerome, ID percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $181 | $435 | $659 | 151% | — | $15 – $3.4k |
| 13 | St Luke's McCall, LTD McCall, ID percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $191 | $460 | $694 | 151% | — | $17 – $3.4k |
| 14 | St Luke's Nampa Medical Center, LTD Nampa, ID percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $168 | $405 | $612 | 151% | — | $15 – $3.0k |
| 15 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Mountain Home, ID percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $168 | $405 | $612 | 151% | — | $15 – $3.0k |
| 16 | St Luke's Wood River Medical Center, LTD Ketchum, ID percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $193 | $464 | $702 | 151% | — | $17 – $3.4k |
| 17 | St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc. Kokomo, IN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $482 | $482 | — | — | — | $482 – $482 |
| 18 | St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc. Kokomo, IN percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $482 | $469 | $43 | 9% | — | $384 – $499 |
| 19 | St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc. Williamsport, IN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $344 | $344 | — | — | — | $344 – $344 |
| 20 | St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc. Williamsport, IN percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $333 | $324 | $30 | 9% | — | $265 – $344 |
| 21 | UCHMHS Colorado Springs, CO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 22 | UCHMHS Colorado Springs, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 23 | UCHMHS Colorado Springs, CO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 24 | UCHMHS Colorado Springs, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 25 | UCHealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield, CO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $558 | $558 | — | — | — | $558 – $558 |
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