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Original text from hospital filings
MRI Spinal Canal Lumbar W/O Contrast Material
Based on 129,521–176,816 billing samples across every hospital reporting.
Low
$57
Average
$1.8k
Median
$1.0k
High
$1008.2k
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| 1 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI | $229 | $437 | $556 | 127% | 5,062–5,098 | $54 – $2.4k |
| 2 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI | $1.6k | $1.8k | $1.6k | 88% | 2,566–2,728 | $124 – $4.4k |
| 3 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Corbin, KY | $3.5k | $3.1k | $2.7k | 85% | 2,285 | $345 – $8.6k |
| 4 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc. Louisville, KY | $2.0k | $2.7k | $2.5k | 91% | 2,242 | $160 – $8.6k |
| 5 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $287 | $870 | $887 | 102% | 2,204–2,375 | $231 – $3.4k |
| 6 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Lexington, KY | $1.9k | $2.9k | $2.6k | 90% | 2,085 | $388 – $8.8k |
| 7 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $324 | $768 | $729 | 95% | 2,045–2,090 | $106 – $2.6k |
| 8 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $324 | $768 | $729 | 95% | 2,045–2,090 | $106 – $2.6k |
| 9 | State Of Mississippi-university Of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, MS | $486 | $709 | $581 | 82% | 1,653–1,743 | $190 – $2.0k |
| 10 | Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc City, OK | $470 | $1.1k | $948 | 87% | 1,578–1,704 | $106 – $3.5k |
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