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SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC
Victorville, CA
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Desert Valley Hospital’s median price of $8.3k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($8.3k), higher than 50% of the 2,334 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 194. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 12 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 blue shield of ca medicare case rate · inpatient | $7.9k | $7.9k | — | — | — | $7.9k – $7.9k |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 3 | Anthem anthem blue cross medicare (03-01-2023 to 12-31-2026) case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue sheild of promise medicare case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ca triwest medicare case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 6 | Molina molina medicare case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 8 | Molina molina exchange case rate · inpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 9 | Tricare health net federal services - tricare case rate · inpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 10 | Tricare tricare case rate · inpatient | $8.6k | $8.6k | — | — | — | $8.6k – $8.6k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ca exchange case rate · inpatient | $10.1k | $10.1k | — | — | — | $10.1k – $10.1k |
| 12 | Aetna coventry - fka aetna workers compensation case rate · inpatient | $12.8k | $12.8k | — | — | — | $12.8k – $12.8k |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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