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Original text from hospital filings
LOCAL EXCISION AND REMOVAL OF INTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES OF HIP AND FEMUR WITH CC/MCC
Low
$1
Average
$60.2k
Median
$34.6k
High
$355.0k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $189.3k | $162.1k | $51.8k | 32% | 376–511 | $425 – $283.6k |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $153.0k | $143.8k | $56.1k | 39% | 25–250 | $21.5k – $203.7k |
| 3 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $72.5k | $62.1k | $22.0k | 35% | 18–180 | $17.3k – $80.6k |
| 4 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $199.9k | $210.5k | $105.5k | 50% | 15–150 | $21.6k – $363.5k |
| 5 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $56.8k | $54.1k | $21.9k | 40% | 12–120 | $18.1k – $94.0k |
| 6 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc PITTSBURGH, PA | $18.7k | $18.7k | — | — | 6–60 | $18.7k – $18.7k |
| 7 | Alle-kiski Medical Center NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA | $21.7k | $21.7k | — | — | 5–50 | $21.7k – $21.7k |
| 8 | Saint Vincent Health Center ERIE, PA | $26.6k | $26.6k | — | — | 3–30 | $26.6k – $26.6k |
| 9 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC | $78.9k | $78.9k | $26.3k | 33% | 2–20 | $28.2k – $123.4k |
| 10 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ | $139.3k | $139.3k | $23.4k | 17% | 2–20 | $27.2k – $162.8k |
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