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Original text from hospital filings
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC
Low
$1
Average
$47.8k
Median
$41.0k
High
$135.5k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $95.8k | $81.0k | $23.3k | 29% | 907 | $19.1k – $98.6k |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $90.8k | $85.7k | $33.1k | 39% | 500 | $12.9k – $121.0k |
| 3 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL | $80.8k | $76.8k | $24.1k | 31% | 308 | $12.9k – $104.3k |
| 4 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $40.8k | $38.8k | $15.7k | 40% | 216 | $12.9k – $67.5k |
| 5 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL | $74.1k | $63.4k | $21.8k | 34% | 204 | $12.9k – $86.1k |
| 6 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc PITTSBURGH, PA | $13.4k | $11.3k | $4.5k | 39% | 192–408 | $2.4k – $13.7k |
| 7 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $67.9k | $64.1k | $22.6k | 35% | 143 | $13.0k – $93.0k |
| 8 | Saint Vincent Health Center ERIE, PA | $8.1k | $8.0k | $7.3k | 91% | 84–165 | $450 – $15.4k |
| 9 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc MONROEVILLE, PA | $13.2k | $10.5k | $5.3k | 50% | 24–240 | $1.5k – $14.3k |
| 10 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $39.1k | $33.6k | $11.8k | 35% | 18–180 | $5.4k – $43.5k |
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