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SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM & CONN TISSUE WITHOUT COMORBITY
Oklahoma City, OK
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OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center’s median price of $11.8k is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 80% 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: 3 payers, 11 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 | UnitedHealthcare all payer appendix facility · per diem · inpatient | $5,077 | $5,077 | $5,077 – $5,077 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plan65 select facility · other · inpatient | $10,002 | $10,002 | $10,002 – $10,002 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $11,113 | $11,113 | $11,113 – $11,113 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $11,335 | $11,335 | $11,335 – $11,335 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nativeblue facility · other · inpatient | $11,447 | $11,447 | $11,447 – $11,447 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $16,142 | $16,142 | $16,142 – $16,142 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluelincs hmo emp. facility · case rate · inpatient | $19,385 | $19,385 | $19,385 – $19,385 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue preferred ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $21,540 | $21,540 | $21,540 – $21,540 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluelincs hmo facility · case rate · inpatient | $21,540 | $21,540 | $21,540 – $21,540 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $25,342 | $25,342 | $25,342 – $25,342 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluetraditional facility · case rate · inpatient | $29,142 | $29,142 | $29,142 – $29,142 |
Last updated: Jul 29, 2026
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