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
LACTIC ACID CSF - LC
Orange, CA
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Chapman Global Medical Center’s median price of $14 is 36% below the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 32% of the 2,623 hospitals reporting CPT 83605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 28 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 | Aetna aetna sr hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca blue shield senior facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare advantage hmo/pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 4 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser senior hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 6 | Medicaid medi-cal hmo/non contract facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payors facility · other · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare sr facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 10 | MultiPlan multiplan/wc/master facility · other · outpatient | $13.60 | $13.60 | $13.60 – $13.60 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $22.68 | $22.68 | $22.68 – $22.68 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $22.68 | $22.68 | $22.68 – $22.68 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.98 | $33.18 | $26.00 – $34.98 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ca blue shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $44.08 | $44.08 | $44.08 – $44.08 |
| 15 | First Health first health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $33.60 | $49.88 | $13.65 – $134.93 |
| 16 | First Health first health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33.60 | $49.88 | $13.65 – $134.93 |
| 17 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $38.40 | $57.00 | $15.60 – $154.20 |
| 18 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $38.40 | $57.00 | $15.60 – $154.20 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $38.40 | $57.00 | $15.60 – $154.20 |
| 20 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $38.40 | $57.00 | $15.60 – $154.20 |
| 21 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $39.41 | $58.50 | $16.01 – $158.26 |
| 22 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.41 | $58.50 | $16.01 – $158.26 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna/outside payors facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $41.60 | $61.75 | $16.90 – $167.05 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna/outside payors facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $41.60 | $61.75 | $16.90 – $167.05 |
| 25 | MultiPlan multiplan/master facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $44.80 | $66.50 | $18.20 – $179.90 |
Last updated: May 6, 2026
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