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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Low
$56
Average
$11.4k
Median
$10.5k
High
$83.2k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | Natchez Hospital Company LLC Natchez, MS | $8.3k | $8.1k | $2.3k | 29% | 1,652–1,661 | $3.9k – $11.2k |
| 2 | Wesley Health System LLC Hattiesburg, MS | $8.6k | $8.8k | $2.0k | 23% | 1,366 | $5.8k – $11.8k |
| 3 | Vicksburg Healthcare LLC Vicksburg, MS | $8.3k | $7.9k | $2.5k | 32% | 966 | $3.4k – $11.2k |
| 4 | River Oaks Hospital LLC Flowood, MS | $8.3k | $8.3k | $2.1k | 25% | 820–829 | $4.8k – $11.2k |
| 5 | Brandon HMA LLC Brandon, MS | $8.3k | $8.5k | $1.9k | 22% | 382 | $5.9k – $11.2k |
| 6 | Jackson HMA LLC Jackson, MS | $8.3k | $8.3k | $1.9k | 22% | 361 | $5.2k – $11.2k |
| 7 | University Of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI | $9.5k | $10.3k | $2.0k | 19% | 300 | $9.0k – $16.2k |
| 8 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $11.0k | $11.1k | $1.6k | 15% | 150 | $8.8k – $13.8k |
| 9 | Las Cruces Medical Center LLC Las Cruces, NM | $3.9k | $5.2k | $2.2k | 42% | 123 | $3.6k – $9.4k |
| 10 | Southfield Rehabilitation Company Southfield, MI | $5.8k | $5.6k | $250 | 4% | 115 | $5.2k – $5.8k |
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