Treat pleurodesis w/agent

Instillation, via chest tube/catheter, agent for pleurodesis (eg, talc for recurrent or persistent pneumothorax)

Cost distribution

Treat pleurodesis w/agent

Cheapest hospitals

Hospital/Provider Provider type Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
Kevin D Murray (M.D., male)
1125 S MADISON ST, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65101
Cardiac Surgery $31.68 $648.91 (x20.5)
Marc Margolis (M.D., male)
2175 K ST NW, SUITE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20037
Thoracic Surgery $42.01 $300.00 (x7.1)
Louis W Elkins (M.D., male)
628 HOSPITAL DR STE 3-E, MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653
Cardiac Surgery $51.28 $525.00 (x10.2)
David A Ladden (MD, male)
1105 W FRANK AVE, SUITE 210, LUFKIN, TX 75904
Cardiac Surgery $55.65 $342.40 (x6.2)
Charles F Reuben (M.D., male)
2085 N CALHOUN RD, STE. 203, BROOKFIELD, WI 53005
Thoracic Surgery $61.64 $1,874.23 (x30.4)
Ashok Mittal (MD, male)
6185 54TH AVE N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33709
Pulmonary Disease $63.15 $180.00 (x2.9)
Fred Weber (MD, male)
10 W CONNECTICUT AVE, SOMERS POINT, NJ 08244
Thoracic Surgery $68.90 $300.00 (x4.4)
Stewart Fox (M.D., male)
444 MERRICK RD, SUITE 380, LYNBROOK, NY 11563
Vascular Surgery $71.00 $1,829.99 (x25.8)

Average payments by state (low to high)

State Avg amount paid Avg amount requested
MO $31.68 $648.91 (x20.5)
DC $42.01 $300.00 (x7.1)
AR $51.28 $525.00 (x10.2)
TX $55.65 $342.40 (x6.2)
WI $61.64 $1,874.23 (x30.4)
FL $63.15 $180.00 (x2.9)
NJ $68.90 $300.00 (x4.4)
NY $71.00 $1,829.99 (x25.8)