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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Low
$0
Average
$18.9k
Median
$14.0k
High
$215.7k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL | $36.2k | $30.6k | $13.4k | 44% | 1,207 | $8.4k – $43.3k |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL | $34.3k | $32.3k | $12.5k | 39% | 375 | $6.5k – $45.6k |
| 3 | Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center LLC Poplar Bluff, MO | $264 | $264 | — | — | 262 | $264 – $264 |
| 4 | Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL | $26.0k | $21.8k | $8.3k | 38% | 252 | $6.2k – $28.9k |
| 5 | Alle-kiski Medical Center NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA | $215 | $215 | — | — | 200 | $215 – $215 |
| 6 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL | $30.9k | $29.5k | $12.6k | 43% | 99 | $7.1k – $42.9k |
| 7 | Las Cruces Medical Center LLC Las Cruces, NM | $730 | $7.7k | $10.0k | 130% | 54–72 | $546 – $21.9k |
| 8 | Northwest Sahurita Hospital LLC Tucson, AZ | $6.5k | $6.5k | $6.2k | 96% | 26 | $270 – $12.6k |
| 9 | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA | $997 | $1.9k | $2.1k | 108% | 18–45 | $250 – $5.5k |
| 10 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL | $23.0k | $19.7k | $6.8k | 34% | 17–170 | $4.9k – $26.8k |
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