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Original text from hospital filings
PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH CC
Low
$7.3k
Average
$15.2k
Median
$15.0k
High
$27.3k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Rock, AR | $13.2k | $13.9k | $7.4k | 54% | 5–50 | $7.4k – $27.8k |
| 2 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $9.7k | $11.4k | $3.3k | 29% | 2–20 | $6.3k – $25.1k |
| 3 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH MICHIGAN CITY CITY, IN | $8.5k | $11.4k | $4.0k | 35% | 2–20 | $4.0k – $24.7k |
| 4 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE, IN | $8.9k | $11.9k | $4.2k | 35% | 2–20 | $8.9k – $30.9k |
| 5 | Baptist Health - Fort Smith Smith, AR | $7.4k | $7.4k | $44 | 1% | 2–20 | $7.4k – $7.5k |
| 6 | Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR | $7.3k | $7.3k | $36 | 0% | 2–20 | $7.3k – $7.3k |
| 7 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT CROWN POINT, IN | $8.1k | $10.8k | $3.8k | 35% | 1–10 | $8.1k – $49.9k |
| 8 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER DYER, IN | $8.6k | $11.3k | $3.8k | 34% | 1–10 | $2.7k – $21.8k |
| 9 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH MUNSTER MUNSTER, IN | $8.4k | $11.2k | $4.0k | 35% | 1–10 | $2.7k – $24.7k |
| 10 | Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock Rock, AR | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $7.4k – $7.4k |
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