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BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC OR DISC DEVICE OR NEUROSTIMULATOR
Low
$56
Average
$45.1k
Median
$42.0k
High
$171.2k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | MedStar Georgetown Hospital Washington, DC | $96.3k | $101.6k | $27.1k | 27% | 20–65 | $33.8k – $157.9k |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $49.7k | $49.9k | $7.3k | 15% | 10–100 | $26.6k – $62.1k |
| 3 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $29.9k | $34.2k | $7.3k | 21% | 7–70 | $26.6k – $45.7k |
| 4 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL | $28.3k | $37.5k | $13.3k | 35% | 7–70 | $26.6k – $58.3k |
| 5 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $44.4k | $46.6k | $5.2k | 11% | 7–70 | $26.8k – $54.4k |
| 6 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $38.4k | $40.2k | $9.4k | 23% | 7–70 | $26.6k – $54.4k |
| 7 | Ohio State University Hospitals Columbus, OH | $26.1k | $40.1k | $22.8k | 57% | 5–50 | $23.5k – $246.1k |
| 8 | Hmh Hospitals Corporation Hackensack, NJ | $50.8k | $88.0k | $61.8k | 70% | 4–40 | $11.5k – $216.1k |
| 9 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL Durham, NC | $29.4k | $30.3k | $5.1k | 17% | 4–40 | $12.3k – $72.4k |
| 10 | Allina Health Systems St Paul, MN | $55.4k | $49.4k | $15.4k | 31% | 4–40 | $22.7k – $83.1k |
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