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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
DeKalb, IL
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Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital’s median price of $15.6k is 85% above the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 91% 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: 7 payers, 18 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 | Aetna kh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,903 | $4,903 | $4,903 – $4,903 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh medicare other · inpatient | $5,910 | $5,910 | $5,910 – $5,910 |
| 3 | Humana kh humana medicare advt other · inpatient | $5,910 | $5,910 | $5,910 – $5,910 |
| 4 | Aetna kh aetna il preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $9,539 | $9,539 | $9,539 – $9,539 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh bcbs bluechoice select case rate · inpatient | $10,297 | $10,297 | $10,297 – $10,297 |
| 6 | Aetna kh aetna niu percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $10,423 | $10,423 | $10,423 – $10,423 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh bcbs bluechoice preferred case rate · inpatient | $10,812 | $10,812 | $10,812 – $10,812 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh bcbs bluechoice options case rate · inpatient | $11,532 | $11,532 | $11,532 – $11,532 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh bcbs hmo case rate · inpatient | $12,424 | $12,424 | $12,424 – $12,424 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $13,129 | $13,129 | $13,129 – $13,129 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh bcbs ppo case rate · inpatient | $15,570 | $15,570 | $15,570 – $15,570 |
| 12 | MultiPlan kh multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $20,900 | $20,900 | $20,900 – $20,900 |
| 13 | Aetna kh personal care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $23,043 | $23,043 | $23,043 – $23,043 |
| 14 | First Health kh personal care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $23,043 | $23,043 | $23,043 – $23,043 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield kh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $26,794 | $26,794 | $26,794 – $26,794 |
| 16 | MultiPlan kh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $26,794 | $26,794 | $26,794 – $26,794 |
| 17 | Optum kh optum ubh bhs prof percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $26,794 | $26,794 | $26,794 – $26,794 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare kh uhc non-contracted oon - ed only percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $26,794 | $26,794 | $26,794 – $26,794 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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