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MS-DRG 43.00: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Lehighton, PA
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus’s median price of $6.9k is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 25% 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, 12 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 medicare facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $6,493 | $6,493 | $6,493 – $6,493 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $6,493 | $6,493 | $6,493 – $6,493 |
| 3 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $6,558 | $6,558 | $6,558 – $6,558 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $6,623 | $6,623 | $6,623 – $6,623 |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $6,753 | $6,753 | $6,753 – $6,753 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,012 | $7,012 | $7,012 – $7,012 |
| 7 | Highmark commercial/special care facility · case rate · inpatient | $7,381 | $7,381 | $7,381 – $7,381 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield amerihealth facility · case rate · inpatient | $10,761 | $10,761 | $10,761 – $10,761 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,454 | $12,454 | $12,454 – $12,454 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,574 | $12,574 | $12,574 – $12,574 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $13,710 | $13,710 | $13,710 – $13,710 |
| 12 | Aetna medical rental facility · case rate · inpatient | $13,710 | $13,710 | $13,710 – $13,710 |
Last updated: Feb 27, 2026
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