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Original text from hospital filings
Implantable Heart Assist Systems,EXTREME
Based on 33–330 billing samples across every hospital reporting.
Low
$4.6k
Average
$185.8k
Median
$247.2k
High
$540.5k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $321.7k | $357.2k | $224.0k | 63% | 16–160 | $42.4k – $957.3k |
| 2 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $133.5k | $294.2k | $243.0k | 83% | 12–120 | $42.4k – $957.3k |
| 3 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA | $360.2k | $338.3k | $138.0k | 41% | 3–30 | $89.1k – $619.3k |
| 4 | Salem Hospital Salem, MA | $92.4k | $92.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $42.4k – $214.9k |
| 5 | Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | $302.2k | $302.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $302.2k – $302.2k |
| 6 | Piedmont Augusta Augusta, GA | $204.3k | $204.3k | — | — | — | $204.3k – $204.3k |
| 7 | Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ | $347.2k | $357.2k | $211.7k | 59% | — | $2.1k – $943.2k |
| 8 | CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ | $289.4k | $289.4k | — | — | — | $289.4k – $289.4k |
| 9 | Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ | $289.4k | $278.9k | $27.6k | 10% | — | $205.9k – $289.4k |
| 10 | Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ | $289.4k | $278.9k | $27.6k | 10% | — | $205.9k – $289.4k |
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