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MRI Brain|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT
Low
$1
Average
$670
Median
$457
High
$17.0k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA | $158 | $136 | $48 | 35% | 4,421–4,637 | $40 – $184 |
| 2 | Dignity Health Phoenix, AZ | $525 | $1.1k | $871 | 81% | 1,276–1,285 | $212 – $2.6k |
| 3 | Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Vernon, WA | $320 | $499 | $318 | 64% | 850–859 | $242 – $1.1k |
| 4 | The Mercy Hospital Inc Springfield, MA | $199 | $183 | $134 | 73% | 758–1,136 | $44 – $1.2k |
| 5 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | $240 | $253 | $20 | 8% | 756 | $233 – $291 |
| 6 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC | $240 | $253 | $20 | 8% | 756 | $233 – $291 |
| 7 | State Of Mississippi-university Of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, MS | $299 | $301 | $110 | 36% | 659–668 | $190 – $414 |
| 8 | Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital EASLEY, SC | $888 | $1.0k | $296 | 29% | 564–582 | $622 – $1.8k |
| 9 | Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital GREENVILLE, SC | $888 | $1.0k | $296 | 29% | 564–582 | $622 – $1.8k |
| 10 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $1.0k | $1.0k | $449 | 44% | 499–517 | $290 – $2.0k |
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