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72040 X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE
Low
$0
Average
$206
Median
$113
High
$10.5k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | State Of Mississippi-university Of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, MS | $142 | $134 | $52 | 38% | 2,076–2,094 | $79 – $207 |
| 2 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI | $56 | $63 | $13 | 21% | 954–981 | $55 – $86 |
| 3 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC | $86 | $87 | $34 | 39% | 919–955 | $59 – $192 |
| 4 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI | $87 | $160 | $177 | 111% | 542–776 | $23 – $514 |
| 5 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $83 | $62 | $29 | 46% | 507–561 | $33 – $154 |
| 6 | Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $83 | $62 | $29 | 46% | 507–561 | $33 – $154 |
| 7 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $105 | $104 | $2 | 1% | 380–452 | $99 – $105 |
| 8 | HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN | $88 | $97 | $32 | 33% | 375–456 | $45 – $174 |
| 9 | Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile, AL | $54 | $60 | $42 | 70% | 319–463 | $3 – $202 |
| 10 | Southeast Hospital dba Mercy Hospital Southeast Girardeau, MO | $86 | $111 | $38 | 35% | 307–343 | $58 – $214 |
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