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Original text from hospital filings
VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH MCC
Low
$2
Average
$80.4k
Median
$77.8k
High
$247.9k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $183.0k | $144.0k | $49.5k | 34% | 726–816 | $35.1k – $186.7k |
| 2 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | 63 | $1.9k – $120.7k |
| 3 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $137.4k | $129.2k | $50.4k | 39% | 25–250 | $26.2k – $183.0k |
| 4 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $127.5k | $109.2k | $38.6k | 35% | 18–180 | $30.5k – $141.7k |
| 5 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $101.1k | $108.8k | $42.6k | 39% | 13–130 | $31.9k – $190.3k |
| 6 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc PITTSBURGH, PA | $26.5k | $26.5k | — | — | 6–60 | $26.5k – $26.5k |
| 7 | Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp MEMPHIS, TN | $14.0k | $100.2k | $127.3k | 127% | 3–30 | $6.4k – $280.2k |
| 8 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | $82.5k | $99.9k | $47.7k | 48% | 3–30 | $36.7k – $165.1k |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority Madison, WI | $44.3k | $44.3k | $1.2k | 3% | 2–20 | $28.7k – $116.4k |
| 10 | Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA | $72.4k | $72.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $72.4k – $72.4k |
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