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MS-DRG 42.00: CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC
Tucson, AZ
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Banner University Medical Center Tucson’s median price of $32.2k is 19% above the median hospital's median price ($27.0k), higher than 70% 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, 23 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 | $30,670 | $30,670 | $30,670 – $30,670 |
| 2 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $30,670 | $30,670 | $30,670 – $30,670 |
| 3 | Cigna hmo medicare advantage plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $30,670 | $30,670 | $30,670 – $30,670 |
| 4 | Cigna ppo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $30,670 | $30,670 | $30,670 – $30,670 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $30,670 | $30,670 | $30,670 – $30,670 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $30,670 | $30,670 | $30,670 – $30,670 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $31,130 | $31,130 | $30,670 – $31,590 |
| 8 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $32,203 | $32,203 | $32,203 – $32,203 |
| 9 | Aetna joint venture facility · case rate · inpatient | $37,554 | $37,554 | $37,554 – $37,554 |
| 10 | Aetna banner employee plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $38,337 | $38,337 | $38,337 – $38,337 |
| 11 | Aetna designated group facility · case rate · inpatient | $42,247 | $42,247 | $42,247 – $42,247 |
| 12 | Aetna broad network facility · case rate · inpatient | $46,940 | $46,940 | $46,940 – $46,940 |
| 13 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $50,605 | $50,605 | $50,605 – $50,605 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $50,675 | $50,675 | $50,675 – $50,675 |
| 15 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $52,261 | $52,261 | $52,261 – $52,261 |
| 16 | Cigna commerical/hmo benefit plan/local flex plan/network benefit plan/open access plan facility · case rate · inpatient | $52,987 | $52,987 | $52,987 – $52,987 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $53,672 | $53,672 | $53,672 – $53,672 |
| 18 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · case rate · inpatient | $55,901 | $55,901 | $55,901 – $55,901 |
| 19 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · case rate · inpatient | $55,901 | $55,901 | $55,901 – $55,901 |
| 20 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · case rate · inpatient | $55,901 | $55,901 | $55,901 – $55,901 |
| 21 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · case rate · inpatient | $55,901 | $55,901 | $55,901 – $55,901 |
| 22 | Bcbs Az commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $55,901 | $55,901 | $55,901 – $55,901 |
| 23 | Bcbs Az medicare supplemental senior preferred facility · case rate · inpatient | $55,901 | $55,901 | $55,901 – $55,901 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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