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MS-DRG 42.00: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Tucson, AZ
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Banner University Medical Center Tucson’s median price of $9.5k is 13% above the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 65% 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, 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 | $9,093 | $9,093 | $9,093 – $9,093 |
| 2 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,093 | $9,093 | $9,093 – $9,093 |
| 3 | Cigna hmo medicare advantage plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,093 | $9,093 | $9,093 – $9,093 |
| 4 | Cigna ppo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,093 | $9,093 | $9,093 – $9,093 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,093 | $9,093 | $9,093 – $9,093 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,093 | $9,093 | $9,093 – $9,093 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,230 | $9,230 | $9,093 – $9,366 |
| 8 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $9,548 | $9,548 | $9,548 – $9,548 |
| 9 | Aetna joint venture facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,583 | $10,583 | $10,583 – $10,583 |
| 10 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,691 | $10,691 | $10,691 – $10,691 |
| 11 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,691 | $10,691 | $10,691 – $10,691 |
| 12 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,691 | $10,691 | $10,691 – $10,691 |
| 13 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,691 | $10,691 | $10,691 – $10,691 |
| 14 | Bcbs Az commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,691 | $10,691 | $10,691 – $10,691 |
| 15 | Bcbs Az medicare supplemental senior preferred facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,691 | $10,691 | $10,691 – $10,691 |
| 16 | Aetna banner employee plans facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $11,367 | $11,367 | $11,367 – $11,367 |
| 17 | Aetna designated group facility · case rate · inpatient | $11,906 | $11,906 | $11,906 – $11,906 |
| 18 | Aetna broad network facility · case rate · inpatient | $13,229 | $13,229 | $13,229 – $13,229 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,281 | $14,281 | $14,281 – $14,281 |
| 20 | Cigna commerical/hmo benefit plan/local flex plan/network benefit plan/open access plan facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,933 | $14,933 | $14,933 – $14,933 |
| 21 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $15,004 | $15,004 | $15,004 – $15,004 |
| 22 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $15,495 | $15,495 | $15,495 – $15,495 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $15,913 | $15,913 | $15,913 – $15,913 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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