Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM & CONN TISSUE WITHOUT COMORBITY
Bellingham, WA
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St. Joseph Medical Center’s median price of $8.8k is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 56% 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, 8 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 | Regence medicare advantage hmo facility · other · inpatient | $8,425 | $8,425 | $8,425 – $8,425 |
| 2 | Regence medicare advantage ppo facility · other · inpatient | $8,425 | $8,425 | $8,425 – $8,425 |
| 3 | Molina medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $8,588 | $8,588 | $8,588 – $8,588 |
| 4 | Humana medicare hmo/ppo facility · other · inpatient | $8,997 | $8,997 | $8,997 – $8,997 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $8,997 | $8,997 | $8,997 – $8,997 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare payer appendix facility · other · inpatient | $8,997 | $8,997 | $8,997 – $8,997 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $8,997 | $8,997 | $8,997 – $8,997 |
| 8 | Ambetter commercial facility · other · inpatient | $16,358 | $16,358 | $16,358 – $16,358 |
Last updated: Mar 21, 2026
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