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Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Symptoms (without MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 556

Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Symptoms (without MCC) cost?

$20,893

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20,893 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15,849 to $30,200.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20,893 · 10th to 90th $11,220 to $34,674
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $20,893

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$35,481.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$34,673.69
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$29,512.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$29,512.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$32,359.37

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 1st of 51

$20,893

CA $20,893NM $6,607

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.