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MS-DRG 42.00: RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC
Mesa, AZ
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Banner Desert Medical Center’s median price of $15.2k is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($14.8k), higher than 53% of the 2,306 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 177. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 27 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna banner employee plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,794 | $13,794 | $13,794 – $13,794 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,794 | $13,794 | $13,794 – $13,794 |
| 3 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,794 | $13,794 | $13,794 – $13,794 |
| 4 | Cigna hmo medicare advantage plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,794 | $13,794 | $13,794 – $13,794 |
| 5 | Cigna ppo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,794 | $13,794 | $13,794 – $13,794 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,794 | $13,794 | $13,794 – $13,794 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,794 | $13,794 | $13,794 – $13,794 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $14,001 | $14,001 | $13,794 – $14,208 |
| 9 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $14,483 | $14,483 | $14,483 – $14,483 |
| 10 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $18,760 | $18,760 | $18,760 – $18,760 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $19,311 | $19,311 | $19,311 – $19,311 |
| 12 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $22,760 | $22,760 | $22,760 – $22,760 |
| 13 | Aetna joint venture facility · case rate · inpatient | $32,771 | $32,771 | $32,771 – $32,771 |
| 14 | Aetna designated group facility · case rate · inpatient | $34,819 | $34,819 | $34,819 – $34,819 |
| 15 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz maricopafocus facility · case rate · inpatient | $35,938 | $35,938 | $35,938 – $35,938 |
| 16 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · case rate · inpatient | $35,938 | $35,938 | $35,938 – $35,938 |
| 17 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · case rate · inpatient | $38,333 | $38,333 | $38,333 – $38,333 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare uhc doctor's plan facility · case rate · inpatient | $38,966 | $38,966 | $38,966 – $38,966 |
| 19 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · case rate · inpatient | $40,250 | $40,250 | $40,250 – $40,250 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core facility · case rate · inpatient | $40,723 | $40,723 | $40,723 – $40,723 |
| 21 | Aetna broad network facility · case rate · inpatient | $40,964 | $40,964 | $40,964 – $40,964 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $42,866 | $42,866 | $42,866 – $42,866 |
| 23 | Cigna localflex facility · case rate · inpatient | $44,032 | $44,032 | $44,032 – $44,032 |
| 24 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · case rate · inpatient | $47,917 | $47,917 | $47,917 – $47,917 |
| 25 | Bcbs Az commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $47,917 | $47,917 | $47,917 – $47,917 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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