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Original text from hospital filings
HB Brnchsc Removal Bronchial Valve Initial
Low
$0
Average
$4.1k
Median
$3.7k
High
$35k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | 5–50 | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | 5–50 | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 3 | Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | 5–50 | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 4 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN | $0 | $1.3k | $2.2k | 166% | 2–20 | $0 – $7.4k |
| 5 | Hartford Hospital HARTFORD, CT | $1.5k | $1.5k | $16 | 1% | 2–20 | $1.5k – $1.6k |
| 6 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 7 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $3.9k | $3.9k | $428 | 11% | 2–20 | $3.5k – $4.4k |
| 8 | Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO | $3.7k | $3.7k | $850 | 23% | 1–10 | $2.5k – $7.1k |
| 9 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 10 | The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX | $3.9k | $4.6k | $1.1k | 24% | 1–10 | $3.4k – $6.7k |
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