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SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM & CONN TISSUE WITHOUT COMORBITY
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $7.1k is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 27% 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: 9 payers, 17 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 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · per diem · inpatient | $850.00 | $850.00 | $850.00 – $850.00 |
| 2 | Highmark chip facility · case rate · inpatient | $4,170 | $4,170 | $4,170 – $4,170 |
| 3 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · case rate · inpatient | $4,170 | $4,170 | $4,170 – $4,170 |
| 4 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · case rate · inpatient | $4,250 | $4,250 | $4,250 – $4,250 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · case rate · inpatient | $5,402 | $5,402 | $4,250 – $6,554 |
| 6 | Molina molina oh exchange facility · case rate · inpatient | $6,412 | $6,412 | $6,412 – $6,412 |
| 7 | Caresource all plans facility · other · inpatient | $6,877 | $6,877 | $6,877 – $6,877 |
| 8 | Molina all plans facility · other · inpatient | $6,877 | $6,877 | $6,877 – $6,877 |
| 9 | Anthem hmo facility · other · inpatient | $7,083 | $7,083 | $7,083 – $7,083 |
| 10 | Highmark all pla facility · other · inpatient | $7,083 | $7,083 | $7,083 – $7,083 |
| 11 | Highmark all plans facility · other · inpatient | $7,152 | $7,152 | $7,152 – $7,152 |
| 12 | Aetna all plans facility · other · inpatient | $7,221 | $7,221 | $7,221 – $7,221 |
| 13 | Humana all plans facility · other · inpatient | $7,221 | $7,221 | $7,221 – $7,221 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · inpatient | $7,496 | $7,496 | $7,496 – $7,496 |
| 15 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · inpatient | $7,565 | $7,565 | $7,565 – $7,565 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,277 | $14,277 | $14,277 – $14,277 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · case rate · inpatient | $14,277 | $14,277 | $14,277 – $14,277 |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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