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Orange, CA
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit’s median price of $2.9k is 449% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 91% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 30 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 blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.59 | $225.59 | $225.59 – $225.59 |
| 2 | Medicare medicare** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $225.59 | $225.59 | $225.59 – $225.59 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california medi-cal/caloptima/healthy families facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $266.02 | $266.02 | $266.02 – $266.02 |
| 4 | Molina molina medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $305.92 | $305.92 | $305.92 – $305.92 |
| 5 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $399.03 | $399.03 | $399.03 – $399.03 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ca blue cross/vivity/pih-presbyterian health/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $538.92 | $538.92 | $538.92 – $538.92 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $713.60 | $713.60 | $713.60 – $713.60 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $919.08 | $919.08 | $919.08 – $919.08 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $967.45 | $967.45 | $967.45 – $967.45 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $967.45 | $967.45 | $967.45 – $967.45 |
| 11 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · other · outpatient | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 – $2,000 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $2,117 | $2,146 | $2,117 – $2,233 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · other · outpatient | $2,117 | $2,146 | $2,117 – $2,233 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california uc care ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,070 | $3,112 | $3,070 – $3,239 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,139 | $3,096 – $3,266 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna healthcare of california hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,139 | $3,096 – $3,266 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,112 | $3,154 | $3,112 – $3,283 |
| 18 | Magellan magellan health services hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,112 | $3,154 | $3,112 – $3,283 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan health services ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,112 | $3,154 | $3,112 – $3,283 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,599 | $3,649 | $3,599 – $3,797 |
| 21 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,729 | $3,780 | $3,729 – $3,934 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,729 | $3,780 | $3,729 – $3,934 |
| 23 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,786 | $3,838 | $3,786 – $3,994 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health inc) hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,149 | $4,206 | $4,149 – $4,377 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health, inc.) ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,149 | $4,206 | $4,149 – $4,377 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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