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Lactic Acid - CHOC Blood Gas
Orange, CA
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit’s median price of $153 is 580% above the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 94% 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: 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 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california medi-cal/caloptima/healthy families facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 2 | Medicare medicare** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.05 | $13.05 | $13.05 – $13.05 |
| 4 | Molina molina medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.31 | $13.31 | $13.31 – $13.31 |
| 5 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $17.36 | $17.36 | $17.36 – $17.36 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ca blue cross/vivity/pih-presbyterian health/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $27.55 | $26.04 | $21.17 – $27.55 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $36.48 | $36.48 | $36.48 – $36.48 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.98 | $42.48 | $28.50 – $46.98 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $49.45 | $44.71 | $30.00 – $49.45 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $49.45 | $49.45 | $49.45 – $49.45 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.70 | $127.70 | $127.70 – $127.70 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.70 | $127.70 | $127.70 – $127.70 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $161.34 | $138.16 | $13.77 – $230.88 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna healthcare of california hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $161.34 | $138.16 | $13.77 – $230.88 |
| 15 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · other · outpatient | $193.33 | $165.55 | $16.50 – $276.65 |
| 16 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california uc care ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.09 | $178.19 | $17.76 – $297.78 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $210.90 | $180.60 | $18.00 – $301.80 |
| 18 | Magellan magellan health services hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $210.90 | $180.60 | $18.00 – $301.80 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan health services ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $210.90 | $180.60 | $18.00 – $301.80 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $243.94 | $208.89 | $20.82 – $349.08 |
| 21 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · per diem · outpatient | $252.73 | $216.42 | $21.57 – $361.66 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $252.73 | $216.42 | $21.57 – $361.66 |
| 23 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $256.60 | $219.73 | $21.90 – $367.19 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health inc) hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $281.20 | $240.80 | $24.00 – $402.40 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health, inc.) ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $281.20 | $240.80 | $24.00 – $402.40 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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