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COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC
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Low
$15.0k
Average
$133.4k
Median
$143.8k
High
$239.3k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Dallas, TX | $156.9k | $148.3k | $33.3k | 22% | 1–10 | $69.6k – $174.3k |
| 2 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc. Appleton, WI | $15.0k | $15.0k | — | — | — | $15.0k – $15.0k |
| 3 | Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Coppell, TX | $151.9k | $143.8k | $31.7k | 22% | — | $69.1k – $168.7k |
| 4 | CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ | $243.4k | $239.3k | $7.1k | 3% | — | $224.0k – $243.4k |
| 5 | Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Mansfield, TX | $151.9k | $143.8k | $31.7k | 22% | — | $69.1k – $168.7k |
| 6 | Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ | $225.9k | $220.2k | $7.7k | 4% | — | $207.8k – $225.9k |
| 7 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI | $15.0k | $15.0k | — | — | — | $15.0k – $15.0k |
| 8 | Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ | $203.2k | $177.1k | $59.9k | 34% | — | $8.7k – $203.2k |
| 9 | Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ | $203.2k | $197.4k | $7.2k | 4% | — | $187.0k – $203.2k |
| 10 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Fond Du Lac, WI | $15.0k | $15.0k | — | — | — | $15.0k – $15.0k |
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