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MS-DRG 42.00: CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC
Phoenix, AZ
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Banner Estrella Medical Center’s median price of $27.0k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($27.0k), higher than 49% of the 2,119 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 472. 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 | $24,502 | $24,502 | $24,502 – $24,502 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $24,502 | $24,502 | $24,502 – $24,502 |
| 3 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $24,502 | $24,502 | $24,502 – $24,502 |
| 4 | Cigna hmo medicare advantage plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $24,502 | $24,502 | $24,502 – $24,502 |
| 5 | Cigna ppo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $24,502 | $24,502 | $24,502 – $24,502 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $24,502 | $24,502 | $24,502 – $24,502 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $24,502 | $24,502 | $24,502 – $24,502 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $24,870 | $24,870 | $24,502 – $25,237 |
| 9 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $25,727 | $25,727 | $25,727 – $25,727 |
| 10 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $33,323 | $33,323 | $33,323 – $33,323 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $34,303 | $34,303 | $34,303 – $34,303 |
| 12 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $40,429 | $40,429 | $40,429 – $40,429 |
| 13 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz maricopafocus facility · case rate · inpatient | $52,898 | $52,898 | $52,898 – $52,898 |
| 14 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · case rate · inpatient | $52,898 | $52,898 | $52,898 – $52,898 |
| 15 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · case rate · inpatient | $56,423 | $56,423 | $56,423 – $56,423 |
| 16 | Aetna joint venture facility · case rate · inpatient | $58,735 | $58,735 | $58,735 – $58,735 |
| 17 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · case rate · inpatient | $59,246 | $59,246 | $59,246 – $59,246 |
| 18 | Aetna designated group facility · case rate · inpatient | $62,406 | $62,406 | $62,406 – $62,406 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc doctor's plan facility · case rate · inpatient | $69,837 | $69,837 | $69,837 – $69,837 |
| 20 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · case rate · inpatient | $70,530 | $70,530 | $70,530 – $70,530 |
| 21 | Bcbs Az commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $70,530 | $70,530 | $70,530 – $70,530 |
| 22 | Bcbs Az medicare supplemental senior preferred facility · case rate · inpatient | $70,530 | $70,530 | $70,530 – $70,530 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core facility · case rate · inpatient | $72,986 | $72,986 | $72,986 – $72,986 |
| 24 | Aetna broad network facility · case rate · inpatient | $73,418 | $73,418 | $73,418 – $73,418 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $76,828 | $76,828 | $76,828 – $76,828 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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