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Biopsy Vertebral Body Open Lumbar/Cervical
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Low
$0
Average
$4.8k
Median
$3.7k
High
$28.3k
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| 1 | University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA | $12.9k | $17.8k | $9.3k | 52% | 1–10 | $11.6k – $38.5k |
| 2 | San Joaquin Community Hospital Bakersfield, CA | $9.3k | $9.3k | — | — | — | $9.3k – $9.3k |
| 3 | Henry Ford Health Novi, MI | $495 | $525 | $42 | 8% | — | $495 – $584 |
| 4 | Northside Hospital, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA | $9.0k | $12.3k | $11.0k | 89% | — | $7.3k – $50k |
| 5 | Spohn Hospital Beeville Beeville, TX | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 6 | St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, LTD Twin Falls, ID | $8.1k | $8.2k | $228 | 3% | — | $8.1k – $8.9k |
| 7 | Northside Hospital, Inc. Atlanta, GA | $9.2k | $12.8k | $11.3k | 89% | — | $7.4k – $50k |
| 8 | Spohn Hospital Alice Alice, TX | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 9 | St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 10 | University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
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