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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Low
$17
Average
$10.3k
Median
$9.5k
High
$63.8k
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| 1 | Oregon Health & Science University PORTLAND, OR | $5.4k | $8.5k | $6.0k | 71% | 6–60 | $5.1k – $21.8k |
| 2 | Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN | $6.8k | $8.9k | $3.8k | 43% | 4–40 | $6.4k – $15.4k |
| 3 | St. David's North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX | $9.1k | $9.7k | $2.1k | 22% | 4–40 | $6.2k – $15.7k |
| 4 | St Johns Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters Of The Third Order Of St Francis Springfield, IL | $6.8k | $6.8k | $134 | 2% | 3–30 | $6.6k – $6.9k |
| 5 | St Elizabeths Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters Of The Third Order Of St Francis O'Fallon, IL | $6.8k | $6.7k | $96 | 1% | 3–30 | $6.6k – $6.8k |
| 6 | Heritage Valley Sewickley MCKEES ROCKS, PA | $6.4k | $7.7k | $2.7k | 34% | 3–30 | $5.4k – $11.5k |
| 7 | Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN | $6.2k | $6.2k | $6 | 0% | 3–30 | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 8 | Heritage Valley Beaver BEAVER, PA | $6.6k | $6.6k | $222 | 3% | 2–20 | $6.3k – $6.8k |
| 9 | Mission Hospital Asheville, NC | $11.3k | $11.7k | $4.1k | 35% | 2–20 | $7.7k – $19.0k |
| 10 | St Vincent Hospital Of The Hospital Sisters Of The Third Order Of St Francis Green Bay, WI | $6.5k | $6.5k | $53 | 1% | 2–20 | $6.4k – $6.5k |
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