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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Plainsboro, NJ
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Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center’s median price of $7.2k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 30% 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: 9 payers, 23 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 horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · per diem · inpatient | $1,954 | $1,954 | $1,954 – $1,954 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare compass exchange facility · per diem · inpatient | $2,288 | $2,288 | $2,288 – $2,288 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare oxford facility · per diem · inpatient | $3,661 | $3,661 | $3,661 – $3,661 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare facility · per diem · inpatient | $4,040 | $4,040 | $4,040 – $4,040 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj medicare snp advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,775 | $6,775 | $6,775 – $6,775 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · other · inpatient | $6,776 | $6,776 | $6,776 – $6,776 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,776 | $6,776 | $6,776 – $6,776 |
| 8 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · other · inpatient | $6,979 | $6,979 | $6,979 – $6,979 |
| 9 | WellCare wellcare medicare facility · other · inpatient | $7,115 | $7,115 | $7,115 – $7,115 |
| 10 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · inpatient | $7,181 | $7,181 | $7,181 – $7,181 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon casuality workers compensation facility · per diem · inpatient | $7,219 | $7,219 | $7,219 – $7,219 |
| 12 | Humana humana medicare facility · other · inpatient | $7,317 | $7,317 | $7,317 – $7,317 |
| 13 | Medicare medicare facility · other · inpatient | $7,351 | $7,351 | $7,351 – $7,351 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · inpatient | $9,373 | $9,373 | $9,373 – $9,373 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna new business facility · case rate · inpatient | $9,655 | $9,655 | $9,655 – $9,655 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,079 | $10,079 | $10,079 – $10,079 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna workers compensation facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,293 | $10,293 | $10,293 – $10,293 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-exchange facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,481 | $10,481 | $10,481 – $10,481 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna whole health facility · other · inpatient | $10,841 | $10,841 | $10,841 – $10,841 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna automobile network facility · case rate · inpatient | $11,697 | $11,697 | $11,697 – $11,697 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-hmo pos and direct access facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,102 | $12,102 | $12,102 – $12,102 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,102 | $12,102 | $12,102 – $12,102 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,102 | $12,102 | $12,102 – $12,102 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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