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Original text from hospital filings
Dorsal And Lumbar Fusion Procedure Except For Curvature Of Back,MAJOR
Based on 330–1,815 billing samples across every hospital reporting.
Low
$1.8k
Average
$25.8k
Median
$18.9k
High
$140.2k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $75.4k | $78.6k | $38.0k | 48% | 85–337 | $28.1k – $382.8k |
| 2 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $75.4k | $89.0k | $44.6k | 50% | 67–310 | $28.1k – $382.8k |
| 3 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $23.8k | $23.6k | $6.0k | 26% | 35–44 | $10.1k – $30.2k |
| 4 | Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Rock, AR | $11.9k | $12.8k | $3.7k | 29% | 19–91 | $8.4k – $18.8k |
| 5 | Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | $67.3k | $67.1k | $27.4k | 41% | 17–170 | $28.1k – $289.5k |
| 6 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE, IN | $25.6k | $27.3k | $7.9k | 29% | 13–22 | $10.5k – $37.2k |
| 7 | Baptist Health - Fort Smith Smith, AR | $8.6k | $9.7k | $1.5k | 16% | 13–31 | $8.5k – $11.9k |
| 8 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA | $71.0k | $71.7k | $37.4k | 52% | 13–130 | $31.1k – $191.5k |
| 9 | Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | $57.7k | $56.5k | $26.2k | 46% | 11–110 | $8.6k – $111.0k |
| 10 | Salem Hospital Salem, MA | $68.1k | $67.5k | $14.9k | 22% | 10–100 | $27.4k – $153.3k |
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