Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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MS DRG -SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC;APR DRG -OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES;SOI -Moderate
Lafayette, LA
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Lafayette General Medical Center Inc’s median price of $6.0k is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 14% 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, 8 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 | Humana all payor case rate · inpatient | $5,674 | $5,674 | $5,674 – $5,674 |
| 2 | Aetna all payor case rate · inpatient | $5,680 | $5,680 | $5,680 – $5,680 |
| 3 | Optum all payor case rate · inpatient | $5,680 | $5,680 | $5,680 – $5,680 |
| 4 | WellCare all payor case rate · inpatient | $5,963 | $5,963 | $5,963 – $5,963 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor case rate · inpatient | $6,247 | $6,247 | $6,247 – $6,247 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor case rate · inpatient | $8,389 | $8,389 | $8,389 – $8,389 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · inpatient | $9,206 | $9,206 | $5,679 – $12,732 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor case rate · inpatient | $11,638 | $10,780 | $5,679 – $12,472 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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