Hospital Cost
What is the average cost of a general inpatient surgical procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital?
$80,000
A puncture-resistant container for needles with average cost?
Sharps container (a 5 to 30-gallon sharps container is $25 to $80)
What is the virus that is treated with a live attenuated vaccine and is typically administered in two doses to provide long-lasting immunity?
What is measles, mumps or rubella (average cost between $90 and $130 per dose)
What is used to flush the IV line prior to packed red blood administration and the average cost?
What is Normal Saline (average cost $1 to $2 per liter)
What is the tool that has a bell/diaphragm used to check your heart, with an average cost?
What is a stethoscope (average cost $30 to $300)
What is the average cost of an outpatient surgical procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital?
(approximately $14,000 to $18,000) (ex: knee replacement)
What assistive device is used to remove weight from a lower extremity by transferring it to the upper extremities while allowing a patient to walk with average cost?
What are crutches (average cost $20-$60)
What vaccine is used to stop the causes of severe muscle spasms, especially in the jaw, which is also called Lockjaw, with the average cost of this vaccine?
What is TDAP. (average cost between $40 and $100 per dose)
This equipment frames the bed to help patients who need assistance moving around in the bed, and the average cost.
What is a trapeze (average cost $250 to $600)
What instrument is used to measure the temperature of the human body with average cost?
What is a thermometer (average cost $5 to $50)
What is the average cost of a 3-day hospital stay without insurance?
A 3-day stay averages around $9,258 to $30,000
An electric or battery-powered machine that turns liquid asthma medications into a fine mist that's directly inhaled into the lungs with the average cost?
What is a nebulizer (average cost $20-$60)
This vaccine is given as a 3-dose series at ages 0, 1-2, and 6-18 months with average cost.
What is the Hepatitis B vaccine (average cost between $120 and $330 per dose)
What is the name of the tube that protrudes from the abdominal wall and is placed by a physician in the GI lab, and is not in the stomach for tube feedings and medication and the average cost?
What is J tube (jejunostomy tube) (average cost $200 to $800)
What is the tool used to measure oxygen saturation levels in the blood, with the average cost?
What is a pulse oximeter (average cost $15 to $50)
What is the average cost of a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) for ventilator-associated pneumonia at Johns Hopkins Hospital?
Approximately $40,000 per case
What soft silicone foam dressing is often used for pressure ulcers or skin tears to minimize pain and needs to be changed every 12 to 24 hours or when soiled with the average cost?
What is Mepilex (average cost between $10 to $15 per pack)
What is the most effective annual preventative measure to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading this disease, which is recommended for most people aged 6 months and older and what is the average cost?
What is influenza vaccine (average cost between $22 to $75 per dose)
The insertion of a small tube through the nose and into the stomach for feeding purposes with the average cost.
What is a Nasogastric tube insertion (average cost $20 to $60)
What is the tool used to assess neurological reflexes, with an average cost?
What is a Reflex hammer (average cost $10 to $15)
What is the estimated cost of turnover for a single registered nurse (RN) to a hospital?
The average cost to replace a single bedside RN is approximately $61,110.
A patient on sulfonylureas is reporting trembling, sweating, palpitations, and hunger. What equipment is needed to measure capillary blood glucose, and what is the average cost?
What is a Glucometer (average cost between $15 to $40)
How many days do you have to wait between the 2 doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine and the average cost of the vaccine?
What is 21 days. (average cost between $95 and $168 per dose)
What is the name of this IV that can be a double or triple lumen (middle port can be used like a CVC line) and used to aid in the filtration of the kidneys and the cost of this procedure?
What is the Dialysis catheter (The average cost for a dialysis catheter insertion procedure typically ranges from $5,000 to $7,000).
What tool is used to obtain diastolic and systolic pressure with the average cost?
What is a blood pressure cuff or sphygmomanometers (average cost $15 to $30)