APR-DRG 021
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
OPEN CRANIOTOMY EXCEPT TRAUMA,MODERATE
Springfield, MA
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The Mercy Hospital Inc’s median price of $64.3k is 31% above the median hospital's median price ($49.1k), higher than 57% of the 103 hospitals reporting APR-DRG 021. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 10 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 bcbs hmo facility · case rate · inpatient | $62,346 | $62,346 | $62,346 – $62,346 |
| 2 | Anthem bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs indemnity facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 5 | Carefirst bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 6 | Excellus bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 7 | Highmark bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 8 | Premera bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 9 | Regence bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
| 10 | Wellmark bcbs ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $64,319 | $64,319 | $64,319 – $64,319 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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