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Based on 222–2,220 billing samples across every hospital reporting.
Low
$1
Average
$20.9k
Median
$19.0k
High
$141.7k
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| 1 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | $15.6k | $15.3k | $6.9k | 45% | 49–490 | $6.4k – $37.3k |
| 2 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC | $15.6k | $15.3k | $6.9k | 45% | 49–490 | $6.4k – $37.3k |
| 3 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN | $17.3k | $19.6k | $14.0k | 71% | 30–300 | $1.6k – $74.9k |
| 4 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX | $11.2k | $11.1k | $7.0k | 63% | 21–210 | $641 – $60.4k |
| 5 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI | $14.9k | $12.9k | $4.8k | 38% | 20–200 | $1.5k – $18.1k |
| 6 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $18.0k | $14.5k | $5.7k | 39% | 9–90 | $2.1k – $33.1k |
| 7 | Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $18.0k | $14.5k | $5.7k | 39% | 9–90 | $2.1k – $33.1k |
| 8 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $8.9k | $15.6k | $13.5k | 87% | 8–80 | $7.3k – $48.7k |
| 9 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA | $5.3k | $5.9k | $5.5k | 95% | 7–70 | $599 – $36.5k |
| 10 | Piedmont Augusta Augusta, GA | $13.6k | $15.4k | $7.4k | 48% | 5–50 | $4.3k – $33.7k |
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