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Original text from hospital filings
CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Low
$350
Average
$51.0k
Median
$52.8k
High
$205.1k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster General Health Lancaster, PA | $50.6k | $60.7k | $27.4k | 45% | 11 | $548 – $171.0k |
| 2 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $46.8k | $64.7k | $31.0k | 48% | 4–40 | $46.8k – $118.5k |
| 3 | Laredo Texas Hospital Company LP Laredo, TX | $58.4k | $68.4k | $23.6k | 34% | 4–40 | $1k – $118.0k |
| 4 | Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA | $7.4k | $19.2k | $24.2k | 126% | 4–40 | $1.2k – $60.9k |
| 5 | IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN | $53.0k | $70.5k | $27.6k | 39% | 3–30 | $1.2k – $158.0k |
| 6 | Vicksburg Healthcare LLC Vicksburg, MS | $47.5k | $51.8k | $17.4k | 34% | 3–30 | $35 – $112.4k |
| 7 | Metro Knoxville HMA LLC Knoxville, TN | $44.3k | $42.2k | $20.9k | 49% | 3–30 | $1.0k – $85.8k |
| 8 | Piney Woods Healthcare System LP Lufkin, TX | $50.2k | $57.8k | $11.2k | 19% | 3–30 | $500 – $85.3k |
| 9 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $52.0k | $52.7k | $3.7k | 7% | 3–30 | $350 – $158.6k |
| 10 | Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $52.0k | $52.7k | $3.7k | 7% | 3–30 | $350 – $158.6k |
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