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MS-DRG 42.00: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Phoenix, AZ
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix’s median price of $9.5k is 13% above the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 64% 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, 24 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $8,482 | $8,482 | $8,482 – $8,482 |
| 2 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $8,482 | $8,482 | $8,482 – $8,482 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $8,482 | $8,482 | $8,482 – $8,482 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $8,482 | $8,482 | $8,482 – $8,482 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $8,737 | $8,737 | $8,737 – $8,737 |
| 6 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $8,906 | $8,906 | $8,906 – $8,906 |
| 7 | Aetna banner employee plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,500 | $9,500 | $9,500 – $9,500 |
| 8 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,003 | $13,003 | $13,003 – $13,003 |
| 9 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · case rate · inpatient | $13,103 | $13,103 | $13,103 – $13,103 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,402 | $13,402 | $13,402 – $13,402 |
| 11 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · case rate · inpatient | $13,977 | $13,977 | $13,977 – $13,977 |
| 12 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13,996 | $13,996 | $13,996 – $13,996 |
| 13 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,675 | $14,675 | $14,675 – $14,675 |
| 14 | Aetna joint venture facility · case rate · inpatient | $16,553 | $16,553 | $16,553 – $16,553 |
| 15 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · case rate · inpatient | $17,471 | $17,471 | $17,471 – $17,471 |
| 16 | Bcbs Az commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $17,471 | $17,471 | $17,471 – $17,471 |
| 17 | Bcbs Az medicare supplemental senior preferred facility · case rate · inpatient | $17,471 | $17,471 | $17,471 – $17,471 |
| 18 | Aetna designated group facility · case rate · inpatient | $17,587 | $17,587 | $17,587 – $17,587 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc doctor's plan facility · case rate · inpatient | $19,682 | $19,682 | $19,682 – $19,682 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core facility · case rate · inpatient | $20,569 | $20,569 | $20,569 – $20,569 |
| 21 | Aetna broad network facility · case rate · inpatient | $20,691 | $20,691 | $20,691 – $20,691 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $21,652 | $21,652 | $21,652 – $21,652 |
| 23 | Cigna localflex facility · case rate · inpatient | $22,241 | $22,241 | $22,241 – $22,241 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $24,711 | $24,711 | $24,711 – $24,711 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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