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Original text from hospital filings
Back And Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion With Mcc Or Disc Device Or Neurostimulator
Low
$162
Average
$39.1k
Median
$33.9k
High
$467.6k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX | $30.5k | $43.5k | $22.1k | 51% | 20–83 | $27.7k – $93.0k |
| 2 | Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Long Beach, CA | $19.5k | $68.4k | $167.6k | 245% | 17–170 | $736 – $732.6k |
| 3 | Orlando Health, Inc. Orlando, FL | $34.2k | $43.2k | $21.0k | 49% | 16–160 | $6.3k – $83.4k |
| 4 | Naples HMA LLC Naples, FL | $28.1k | $43.2k | $25.2k | 58% | 15–42 | $1.1k – $112.1k |
| 5 | Naples HMA LLC Naples, FL | $28.1k | $43.2k | $25.2k | 58% | 15–42 | $1.1k – $112.1k |
| 6 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $44.6k | $44.6k | — | — | 13 | $33.8k – $54.1k |
| 7 | MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC | $31.7k | $39.2k | $15.4k | 39% | 12–120 | $17.7k – $78.2k |
| 8 | MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center Laguna Hills, CA | $28.7k | $32.5k | $23.2k | 71% | 11–110 | $1.5k – $82.9k |
| 9 | MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley, CA | $21.6k | $23.4k | $12.8k | 55% | 10–100 | $50 – $43.7k |
| 10 | The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY | $34.5k | $68.6k | $47.3k | 69% | 9–90 | $6.2k – $130.3k |
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