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title: How are the “average price” and “price range” calculated?
description: Average Prices in the report reflect the median (or “middle”) price paid across all commercial payments in the CO APCD. For example, if payments to one facility were $10, $20, $30, $40, and $50, the median would be $30, or…
url: "https://civhc.org/docs/how-are-the-average-price-and-price-range-calculated-3/"
updated: "2018-07-12"
category: Shop for Care FAQs and Methodology
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# How are the “average price” and “price range” calculated?

Average Prices in the report reflect the median (or “middle”) price paid across all commercial payments in the CO APCD. For example, if payments to one facility were $10, $20, $30, $40, and $50, the median would be $30, or the middle price. The “Price Range” reflects the typical range of payments after removing extremely high and low payments on both ends, using a 25th and 75th percentile calculation.