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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Towanda, PA
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ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL Doing Business As: ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL, TOWANDA CAMPUS’s median price of $6.0k is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 14% 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: 6 payers, 13 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 empire facility · per diem · inpatient | $1,139 | $1,139 | $1,139 – $1,139 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare student facility · per diem · inpatient | $1,139 | $1,139 | $1,139 – $1,139 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue medicare hmo/ppo facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark wholecare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 8 | Tricare martin point facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 9 | Tricare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 11 | WellCare fidelis medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,215 | $10,215 | $10,215 – $10,215 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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