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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Chicago, IL
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s median price of $36.2k is 329% above the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 100% 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 nmh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8,406 | $8,406 | $8,406 – $8,406 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nmhc chwn ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $12,057 | $12,057 | $12,057 – $12,057 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nmhc scpp ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $12,057 | $12,057 | $12,057 – $12,057 |
| 4 | Aetna nmh aetna bp percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $12,999 | $12,999 | $12,999 – $12,999 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nmhc uic ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $13,397 | $13,397 | $13,397 – $13,397 |
| 6 | Humana nmhc scpp ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $15,671 | $15,671 | $15,671 – $15,671 |
| 7 | Humana nmh advocate ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $17,332 | $17,332 | $17,332 – $17,332 |
| 8 | Humana nmh chs ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $17,332 | $17,332 | $17,332 – $17,332 |
| 9 | Humana nmhc uic ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $17,412 | $17,412 | $17,412 – $17,412 |
| 10 | First Health nmhc non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $26,794 | $26,794 | $26,794 – $26,794 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nmhc non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $34,825 | $34,825 | $34,825 – $34,825 |
| 12 | Aetna nmhc non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $42,855 | $42,855 | $42,855 – $42,855 |
| 13 | Cigna nmhc non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $42,855 | $42,855 | $42,855 – $42,855 |
| 14 | MultiPlan nmhc non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $42,855 | $42,855 | $42,855 – $42,855 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare nmhc non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $42,855 | $42,855 | $42,855 – $42,855 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare nmhc uhc ref lab john deere percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $42,855 | $42,855 | $42,855 – $42,855 |
| 17 | MultiPlan nmh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $43,329 | $43,329 | $43,329 – $43,329 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare nmh uhc non-contracted oon - ed only percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $43,329 | $43,329 | $43,329 – $43,329 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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