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MS-DRG 42.00: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Mesa, AZ
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Banner Desert Medical Center’s median price of $8.1k is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 45% of the 2,226 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 556. 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 | $7,405 | $7,405 | $7,405 – $7,405 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,405 | $7,405 | $7,405 – $7,405 |
| 3 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,405 | $7,405 | $7,405 – $7,405 |
| 4 | Cigna hmo medicare advantage plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,405 | $7,405 | $7,405 – $7,405 |
| 5 | Cigna ppo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,405 | $7,405 | $7,405 – $7,405 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,405 | $7,405 | $7,405 – $7,405 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,405 | $7,405 | $7,405 – $7,405 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,516 | $7,516 | $7,405 – $7,627 |
| 9 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,775 | $7,775 | $7,775 – $7,775 |
| 10 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $10,071 | $10,071 | $10,071 – $10,071 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $10,367 | $10,367 | $10,367 – $10,367 |
| 12 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz maricopafocus facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,932 | $10,932 | $10,932 – $10,932 |
| 13 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,932 | $10,932 | $10,932 – $10,932 |
| 14 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · case rate · inpatient | $11,661 | $11,661 | $11,661 – $11,661 |
| 15 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $12,218 | $12,218 | $12,218 – $12,218 |
| 16 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,244 | $12,244 | $12,244 – $12,244 |
| 17 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,576 | $14,576 | $14,576 – $14,576 |
| 18 | Bcbs Az commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,576 | $14,576 | $14,576 – $14,576 |
| 19 | Bcbs Az medicare supplemental senior preferred facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,576 | $14,576 | $14,576 – $14,576 |
| 20 | Aetna joint venture facility · case rate · inpatient | $16,553 | $16,553 | $16,553 – $16,553 |
| 21 | Aetna designated group facility · case rate · inpatient | $17,587 | $17,587 | $17,587 – $17,587 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare uhc doctor's plan facility · case rate · inpatient | $19,682 | $19,682 | $19,682 – $19,682 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core facility · case rate · inpatient | $20,569 | $20,569 | $20,569 – $20,569 |
| 24 | Aetna broad network facility · case rate · inpatient | $20,691 | $20,691 | $20,691 – $20,691 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $21,652 | $21,652 | $21,652 – $21,652 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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