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Original text from hospital filings
Exploratory Laparotomy Celiotomy W/WO Biopsy Spx
Low
$208
Average
$4.4k
Median
$1.9k
High
$50k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX | $394 | $422 | $69 | 16% | 2–20 | $351 – $571 |
| 2 | Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA | $387 | $631 | $394 | 63% | 2–20 | $279 – $1.7k |
| 3 | Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV | $1.3k | $1.2k | $452 | 37% | 2–20 | $333 – $1.8k |
| 4 | The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus Bend, KS | $280 | $457 | $567 | 124% | 1–10 | $232 – $6.2k |
| 5 | Nor-Lea Hospital District Lovington, NM | $805 | $805 | — | — | 1–10 | $805 – $805 |
| 6 | St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital, Inc Shawnee, OK | $2.6k | $2.6k | $1.3k | 48% | — | $1.2k – $4.1k |
| 7 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA | $8.0k | $8.0k | $5.8k | 72% | — | $2.2k – $13.7k |
| 8 | Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL | $9.3k | $9.3k | $1.4k | 15% | — | $7.9k – $10.7k |
| 9 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN | $736 | $1.5k | $1.1k | 72% | — | $503 – $6.1k |
| 10 | Hca Florida West Hospital PENSACOLA, FL | $5.4k | $5.4k | $282 | 5% | — | $5.0k – $5.8k |
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