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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Atlanta, GA
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Northside Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $6.3k is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 17% 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: 11 payers, 64 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 bcbs_pathway per diem · inpatient | $3,245 | $3,245 | $3,245 – $3,245 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_pathway-l per diem · inpatient | $3,245 | $3,245 | $3,245 – $3,245 |
| 3 | Kaiser kaiser_sf per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 4 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-aga per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-bariatric per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 6 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-gcs per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 7 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-gpg/noas per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-gynonc per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 9 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-melanoma per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 10 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-naps/cvg/npcps/ups per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 11 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-thor surg per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 12 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-vasc surg per diem · inpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna whole health per diem · inpatient | $3,841 | $3,841 | $3,841 – $3,841 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna whole health-g per diem · inpatient | $3,841 | $3,841 | $3,841 – $3,841 |
| 15 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-aga per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-bariatric per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 18 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gcs per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 19 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gpg/noas per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 20 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gynonc per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 21 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-melanoma per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 22 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-naps/cvg/npcps/ups per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 23 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-vasc surg per diem · inpatient | $3,980 | $3,980 | $3,980 – $3,980 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ga individual exchange per diem · inpatient | $4,634 | $4,634 | $4,634 – $4,634 |
| 25 | Kaiser kaiser dual choice ppo per diem · inpatient | $4,644 | $4,644 | $4,644 – $4,644 |
Last updated: Feb 14, 2026
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