RC 278
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ANCHOR/SCREW FOR OPPOSING BONE-TO-BONE OR SOFT TISSUE-TO-BONE (IMPLANTABLE)
Tehachapi, CA
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Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi’s median price of $1.6k is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 60% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. 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, 14 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 | Oscar oscar health plan- all plans other · outpatient | $1,069 | $909.22 | $223.15 – $1,307 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient | $992.00 | $909.27 | $20.25 – $1,095 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs- all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,102 | $996.59 | $22.50 – $1,217 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $805.22 | $1,182 | $7.41 – $25,175 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser medicare ip/op only percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $805.22 | $1,182 | $7.41 – $25,175 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $805.22 | $1,182 | $7.41 – $25,175 |
| 7 | Kaiser kaiser ip/op only- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,385 | $2,034 | $12.75 – $43,301 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,793 | $2,633 | $16.50 – $56,048 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,972 | $2,896 | $18.15 – $61,666 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,017 | $2,938 | $18.56 – $61,878 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,076 | $3,049 | $19.11 – $64,912 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,119 | $3,112 | $19.50 – $66,250 |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $4,185 | $6,186 | $18.55 – $132,500 |
| 14 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $4,185 | $6,186 | $18.55 – $132,500 |
Last updated: May 21, 2026
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