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Original text from hospital filings
SEPTIC ARTHRITIS WITH MCC
Low
$1
Average
$35.3k
Median
$23.4k
High
$102.6k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $88.3k | $71.1k | $22.5k | 32% | 109–397 | $16.7k – $90.8k |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $51.4k | $48.4k | $18.7k | 39% | 25–250 | $9.8k – $68.4k |
| 3 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $98.7k | $84.5k | $29.9k | 35% | 18–180 | $13.7k – $109.7k |
| 4 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL | $82.9k | $78.8k | $24.7k | 31% | 14–140 | $13.7k – $107.0k |
| 5 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $54.8k | $52.2k | $21.1k | 40% | 12–120 | $13.7k – $90.8k |
| 6 | Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL | $62.6k | $72.4k | $25.1k | 35% | 11–110 | $1.2k – $99.4k |
| 7 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc PITTSBURGH, PA | $14.8k | $14.8k | — | — | 6–60 | $14.8k – $14.8k |
| 8 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Grange, KY | $49.5k | $40.6k | $15.4k | 38% | 2–20 | $8.9k – $55.3k |
| 9 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Corbin, KY | $108.6k | $91.7k | $36.1k | 39% | 1–10 | $11.2k – $128.9k |
| 10 | Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI | $17.8k | $17.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $17.8k – $17.8k |
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