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Original text from hospital filings
MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC
Low
$56
Average
$13.4k
Median
$12.4k
High
$83.2k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Oaks Hospital LLC Flowood, MS | $9.5k | $9.2k | $2.6k | 29% | 1,776–1,785 | $1.0k – $14.5k |
| 2 | Wesley Health System LLC Hattiesburg, MS | $9.5k | $9.6k | $2.6k | 27% | 1,614–1,623 | $1.0k – $14.7k |
| 3 | Natchez Hospital Company LLC Natchez, MS | $9.5k | $8.9k | $2.8k | 32% | 1,594–1,603 | $1.0k – $17.9k |
| 4 | Vicksburg Healthcare LLC Vicksburg, MS | $9.5k | $8.6k | $3.0k | 35% | 1,275 | $35 – $15.3k |
| 5 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $11.4k | $12.0k | $1.3k | 11% | 637 | $6.9k – $14.0k |
| 6 | Brandon HMA LLC Brandon, MS | $9.5k | $9.4k | $2.4k | 26% | 511 | $1.1k – $14.7k |
| 7 | Jackson HMA LLC Jackson, MS | $9.3k | $9.1k | $2.4k | 26% | 395 | $1.1k – $26.7k |
| 8 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL | $14.4k | $14.7k | $2.3k | 16% | 196 | $6.8k – $18.0k |
| 9 | Las Cruces Medical Center LLC Las Cruces, NM | $4.5k | $6.0k | $2.5k | 42% | 124–133 | $35 – $44.7k |
| 10 | Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA | $18.5k | $17.2k | $4.9k | 29% | 115–169 | $9.9k – $26.1k |
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