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RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC
Spruce Pine, NC
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $1.9k is 87% below the median hospital's median price ($14.8k), higher than 0% of the 2,306 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 177. 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, 11 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcr per diem · inpatient | $1,723 | $1,723 | $1,723 – $1,723 |
| 2 | Aetna mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $1,860 | $1,860 | $1,860 – $1,860 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare mcr per diem · inpatient | $1,860 | $1,860 | $1,860 – $1,860 |
| 4 | Devoted mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $1,897 | $1,897 | $1,897 – $1,897 |
| 5 | Cigna Healthspring mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $1,916 | $1,916 | $1,916 – $1,916 |
| 6 | Humana stateemployees fee schedule · inpatient | $1,916 | $1,916 | $1,916 – $1,916 |
| 7 | WellCare mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $1,916 | $1,916 | $1,916 – $1,916 |
| 8 | Humana mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $1,934 | $1,934 | $1,934 – $1,934 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas mgmcr fee schedule · inpatient | $2,120 | $2,120 | $2,120 – $2,120 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd fee schedule · inpatient | $16,037 | $16,037 | $16,037 – $16,037 |
| 11 | WellCare mgmcd fee schedule · inpatient | $16,518 | $16,518 | $16,518 – $16,518 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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