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MS-DRG 43.00: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT MCC
Easton, PA
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus’s median price of $7.4k is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 32% 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, 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,143 | $7,143 | $7,143 – $7,143 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,143 | $7,143 | $7,143 – $7,143 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,143 | $7,143 | $7,143 – $7,143 |
| 4 | Highmark freedom blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,214 | $7,214 | $7,214 – $7,214 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,286 | $7,286 | $7,286 – $7,286 |
| 6 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $7,428 | $7,428 | $7,428 – $7,428 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,454 | $12,454 | $12,454 – $12,454 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $12,574 | $12,574 | $12,574 – $12,574 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $13,710 | $13,710 | $13,710 – $13,710 |
| 10 | Aetna medical rental facility · case rate · inpatient | $13,710 | $13,710 | $13,710 – $13,710 |
| 11 | Highmark commercial facility · case rate · inpatient | $19,723 | $19,723 | $19,723 – $19,723 |
Last updated: Feb 26, 2026
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