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Original text from hospital filings
Bacterial & tuberculous infections of nervous system [Major Severity]
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Low
$13.1k
Average
$29.2k
Median
$18.1k
High
$140.8k
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Showing only prices reported under the fee schedule methodology. Choose another in the filter above to change the chart. 13 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 3.1× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Hospital District No 1 of Mason County Shelton, WA | $140.8k | $140.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $140.8k – $140.8k |
| 2 | Scotland Memorial Hospital Inc. Laurinburg, NC | $18.1k | $18.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $18.1k – $18.1k |
| 3 | Northern Hospital District of Surry County Mount Airy, NC | $18.2k | $18.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $18.2k – $18.2k |
| 4 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc. Appleton, WI | $14.3k | $13.7k | $1.2k | 9% | — | $11.6k – $14.6k |
| 5 | Greenbrier Valley Medical Center Ronceverte, WV | $18.0k | $27.7k | $24.2k | 87% | — | $14.8k – $92.1k |
| 6 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI | $14.3k | $13.7k | $1.2k | 9% | — | $11.6k – $14.6k |
| 7 | Charleston Area Medical Center Charleston, WV | $16.0k | $15.8k | $301 | 2% | — | $15.4k – $16.0k |
| 8 | Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Fond Du Lac, WI | $14.3k | $13.7k | $1.2k | 9% | — | $11.6k – $14.6k |
| 9 | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI | $13.1k | $13.1k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.6k – $14.6k |
| 10 | Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, NC | $19.5k | $20.3k | $4.4k | 22% | — | $16.9k – $35.3k |
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