RC 174
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Original text from hospital filings
NICU LEVEL IV- CRITICAL CARE
Duluth, GA
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Northside Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $6.3k is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($5.2k), higher than 65% of the 929 hospitals reporting RC 174. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 58 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 | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_pathway-l per diem · inpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 3 | Caresource caresource marketplace percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 4 | Tricare tricare other · inpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 5 | Aetna aetna whole health per diem · inpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 6 | Aetna aetna whole health-g per diem · inpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 7 | Kaiser kaiser_sf per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-aga per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 9 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-bariatric per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 10 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-gcs per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 11 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-gpg/noas per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 12 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-gynonc per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-melanoma per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 14 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-naps/cvg/npcps/ups per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 15 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-thor surg per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser_sf-vasc surg per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ga individual exchange per diem · inpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 18 | Phcs phcs per diem · inpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc heritage select per diem · inpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 20 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo per diem · inpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 21 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-aga per diem · inpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 22 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-bariatric per diem · inpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 23 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gcs per diem · inpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 24 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gpg/noas per diem · inpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 25 | Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gynonc per diem · inpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
Last updated: Feb 14, 2026
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