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Original text from hospital filings
SEPTIC ARTHRITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC
Low
$56
Average
$12.3k
Median
$11.2k
High
$40.2k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $11.6k | $11.7k | $1.7k | 15% | 10–100 | $6.2k – $14.5k |
| 2 | Metro Knoxville HMA LLC Powell, TN | $6.5k | $5.7k | $2.3k | 41% | 3–30 | $1.0k – $13.3k |
| 3 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | 2–20 | $6.2k – $9.5k |
| 4 | Vicksburg Healthcare LLC Vicksburg, MS | $8.7k | $8.5k | $2.9k | 35% | 2–20 | $35 – $14.1k |
| 5 | Brandon HMA LLC Brandon, MS | $8.7k | $9.1k | $2.3k | 25% | 2–20 | $1.1k – $13.3k |
| 6 | Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, INC Jacksonville, FL | $12.5k | $13.9k | $5.5k | 40% | 2–20 | $7.3k – $27.8k |
| 7 | Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN | $6.4k | $8.4k | $2.6k | 31% | 1–10 | $1k – $19.8k |
| 8 | Natchez Hospital Company LLC Natchez, MS | $8.7k | $8.6k | $2.7k | 31% | 1–10 | $1.0k – $16.3k |
| 9 | Wesley Health System LLC Hattiesburg, MS | $9.0k | $9.4k | $2.4k | 25% | 1–10 | $1.0k – $13.6k |
| 10 | River Oaks Hospital LLC Flowood, MS | $8.7k | $8.9k | $2.5k | 28% | 1–10 | $1.0k – $13.4k |
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