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Original text from hospital filings
BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC OR DISC DEVICE OR NEUROSTIMULATOR
Based on 2,352–14,547 billing samples across every hospital reporting.
Low
$56
Average
$41.4k
Median
$39.3k
High
$285.5k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $148.9k | $122.3k | $40.9k | 33% | 687–885 | $39.4k – $203.0k |
| 2 | Saint Vincent Health Center ERIE, PA | $30.8k | $31.9k | $12.1k | 38% | 141 | $3.0k – $53.8k |
| 3 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc MONROEVILLE, PA | $26.7k | $26.9k | $13.2k | 49% | 132–186 | $474 – $60.6k |
| 4 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $71.7k | $80.6k | $42.7k | 53% | 39–390 | $20.5k – $143.3k |
| 5 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $64.9k | $79.1k | $41.8k | 53% | 27–270 | $26.6k – $129.9k |
| 6 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL | $59.4k | $64.7k | $35.6k | 55% | 25–250 | $19.7k – $121.2k |
| 7 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $92.5k | $134.8k | $108.8k | 81% | 25–250 | $26.8k – $341.3k |
| 8 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $48.5k | $63.4k | $36.5k | 58% | 24–240 | $26.6k – $148.9k |
| 9 | MedStar Georgetown Hospital Washington, DC | $70.1k | $70.3k | $38.9k | 55% | 20–65 | $33.8k – $157.9k |
| 10 | The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX | $33.9k | $44.1k | $22.5k | 51% | 20–83 | $25.7k – $158.5k |
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