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Original text from hospital filings
HB Esophagoscop Ultrasound Exam
Based on 1,644–2,553 billing samples across every hospital reporting.
Low
$78
Average
$2.7k
Median
$2.4k
High
$20.3k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $6.5k | $8.5k | $7.5k | 88% | 1,118–1,289 | $794 – $38.9k |
| 2 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $4.8k | $20.3k | $24.3k | 120% | 444 | $543 – $67.1k |
| 3 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL | $6.1k | $6.5k | $3.8k | 59% | 41–410 | $1.0k – $14.5k |
| 4 | Mayo Clinic Florida Jacksonville, FL | $7.1k | $6.4k | $1.2k | 19% | 4–40 | $1.8k – $7.7k |
| 5 | Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO | $2.1k | $2.1k | $422 | 20% | 3–30 | $1.1k – $2.8k |
| 6 | St Johns Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters Of The Third Order Of St Francis Springfield, IL | $1.9k | $2.3k | $1.3k | 58% | 3–30 | $878 – $4.0k |
| 7 | Methodist University Hospital MEMPHIS, TN | $1.7k | $1.8k | $692 | 38% | 3–30 | $250 – $3.6k |
| 8 | St Marys Hospital Medical Center Of Green Bay Inc Hospital Sisters GREEN BAY, WI | $3.0k | $3.0k | $1.2k | 41% | 2–20 | $1.8k – $4.3k |
| 9 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | $7.7k | $5.1k | $3.3k | 64% | 2–20 | $54 – $8.6k |
| 10 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ | $5.0k | $3.8k | $1.6k | 41% | 1–10 | $618 – $5.9k |
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