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Original text from hospital filings
HC Inc/Drain Peritonsil Abscess
Low
$1
Average
$646
Median
$315
High
$10.9k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp MEMPHIS, TN | $1.1k | $3.0k | $3.2k | 106% | 6–60 | $181 – $8.3k |
| 2 | St. Peter's Health Helena, MT | $237 | $307 | $146 | 47% | 4–40 | $147 – $533 |
| 3 | St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI | $856 | $810 | $129 | 16% | 3–30 | $364 – $856 |
| 4 | Dignity Health Carmichael, CA | $305 | $263 | $98 | 37% | 2–20 | $84 – $450 |
| 5 | Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp GERMANTOWN, TN | $564 | $531 | $488 | 92% | 2–20 | $141 – $2.4k |
| 6 | Dignity Health Santa Cruz, CA | $226 | $287 | $259 | 90% | 2–20 | $84 – $999 |
| 7 | The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX | $72 | $100 | $66 | 66% | 2–20 | $63 – $369 |
| 8 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA | $58 | $65 | $36 | 56% | 2–20 | $39 – $232 |
| 9 | Columbia Lutheran Charities Astoria, OR | $236 | $226 | $68 | 30% | 2–20 | $81 – $375 |
| 10 | Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Vernon, WA | $372 | $493 | $312 | 63% | 2–20 | $232 – $1.1k |
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