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Original text from hospital filings
CRANIOTOMY FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA
Low
$3
Average
$156.0k
Median
$122.0k
High
$675.4k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc PITTSBURGH, PA | $3.3k | $3.3k | $1.5k | 45% | 348–402 | $1.8k – $4.8k |
| 2 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN | $15.9k | $15.9k | — | — | 29 | $15.9k – $143.9k |
| 3 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN | $15.9k | $15.9k | — | — | 29 | $15.3k – $143.9k |
| 4 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO | $174.6k | $191.5k | $33.9k | 18% | 5–50 | $52.4k – $349.1k |
| 5 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC | $17.1k | $17.1k | — | — | 2–20 | $17.1k – $110.2k |
| 6 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC | $17.1k | $17.1k | — | — | 2–20 | $17.1k – $110.2k |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority Madison, WI | $647.2k | $647.2k | $136.1k | 21% | 2–20 | $43.1k – $783.3k |
| 8 | OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK | $164.7k | $164.7k | $13.4k | 8% | 2–20 | $6.1k – $178.1k |
| 9 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | $387.6k | $387.6k | $383.2k | 99% | 2–20 | $4.4k – $770.8k |
| 10 | Medical City Arlington RED OAK, TX | $190.5k | $190.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $400 – $198.4k |
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