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Original text from hospital filings
Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12|BILATERAL PROCEDURE
Low
$148
Average
$5.5k
Median
$5.6k
High
$28.4k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp MEMPHIS, TN | $6.5k | $12.0k | $11.1k | 92% | 38–164 | $363 – $36.8k |
| 2 | Hospital Authority of Colquitt County Moultrie, GA | $1.0k | $2.2k | $2.4k | 107% | 14–41 | $224 – $8.8k |
| 3 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Vista, AR | $1.9k | $2.8k | $2.8k | 99% | 12 | $217 – $10.1k |
| 4 | Oregon Health & Science University PORTLAND, OR | $5.1k | $7.7k | $3.2k | 42% | 7–70 | $5.1k – $13.2k |
| 5 | St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, LTD Twin Falls, ID | $15.0k | $13.5k | $3.6k | 26% | 5–50 | $9.4k – $17.7k |
| 6 | The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX | $182 | $2.2k | $3.3k | 148% | 3–30 | $121 – $10.1k |
| 7 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Boise, ID | $15.0k | $13.5k | $3.6k | 26% | 2–20 | $9.4k – $17.7k |
| 8 | Hh Health System Dekalb Regional Payne, AL | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 9 | Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH | $5.6k | $7.0k | $3.3k | 47% | 1–10 | $5.1k – $16.2k |
| 10 | Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO | $3.3k | $3.8k | $2.2k | 57% | 1–10 | $224 – $8.6k |
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