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Original text from hospital filings
Pleural Effusion Without Cc/Mcc
Low
$500
Average
$8.7k
Median
$7.7k
High
$80.2k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA | $581 | $881 | $1.1k | 120% | 62–179 | $110 – $3.8k |
| 2 | Northside Hospital, Inc. Canton, GA | $7.5k | $8.6k | $3.6k | 41% | 4–40 | $1.1k – $24.2k |
| 3 | Northside Hospital, Inc. Cumming, GA | $5.2k | $6.6k | $4.2k | 64% | 4–40 | $1.1k – $24.2k |
| 4 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | 3–30 | $5.1k – $10.4k |
| 5 | Metro Knoxville HMA LLC Knoxville, TN | $5.9k | $5.8k | $2.4k | 42% | 3–30 | $1.0k – $17.2k |
| 6 | Triad of Alabama LLC Dothan, AL | $5.6k | $5.2k | $1.6k | 31% | 3–30 | $754 – $9.2k |
| 7 | Orlando Health, Inc. Orlando, FL | $7.7k | $5.3k | $3.5k | 67% | 3–30 | $286 – $7.9k |
| 8 | South Lake Hospital, Inc. Clermont, FL | $6.2k | $7.7k | $2.2k | 28% | 3–30 | $6.1k – $10.7k |
| 9 | Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL | $6.2k | $7.7k | $2.2k | 28% | 3–30 | $6.1k – $10.7k |
| 10 | Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH | $14.4k | $11.7k | $4.0k | 34% | 3–30 | $6.0k – $14.5k |
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