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Original text from hospital filings
CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITHOUT MCC
Low
$2
Average
$134.2k
Median
$128.7k
High
$330.6k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $290.2k | $239.9k | $72.4k | 30% | 1,054 | $54.0k – $304.6k |
| 2 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc PITTSBURGH, PA | $4.0k | $13.2k | $15.0k | 114% | 390–444 | $1.3k – $34.3k |
| 3 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $203.1k | $225.6k | $94.1k | 42% | 348 | $32.9k – $338.4k |
| 4 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $102.0k | $109.9k | $43.0k | 39% | 156 | $32.9k – $192.1k |
| 5 | Saint Vincent Health Center ERIE, PA | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | 51 | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 6 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL | $196.7k | $183.4k | $90.7k | 49% | 20–200 | $4.0k – $307.3k |
| 7 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $113.5k | $109.3k | $37.6k | 34% | 19–190 | $30.5k – $141.9k |
| 8 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL | $163.9k | $146.2k | $49.0k | 34% | 18–180 | $32.9k – $199.8k |
| 9 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $166.1k | $175.5k | $88.0k | 50% | 15–150 | $33.1k – $302.0k |
| 10 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | $144.7k | $147.6k | $61.3k | 42% | 7–70 | $37.8k – $250.2k |
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