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Hemoglobin (I-STAT)
Orange, CA
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit’s median price of $8 is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($5), higher than 62% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 85018. 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, 32 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 | $2.37 | $2.37 | $2.37 – $2.37 |
| 2 | Medicare medicare** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.37 | $2.37 | $2.37 – $2.37 |
| 3 | Molina molina medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.73 | $2.73 | $2.73 – $2.73 |
| 4 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $3.56 | $3.56 | $3.56 – $3.56 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ca blue cross/vivity/pih-presbyterian health/hmo facility · other · outpatient | $5.29 | $5.29 | $5.29 – $5.29 |
| 6 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 – $5.50 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross/vivity/pih-presbyterian health/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.10 | $6.10 | $6.10 – $6.10 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.34 | $6.34 | $2.67 – $10.00 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.40 | $10.40 | $10.40 – $10.40 |
| 11 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.94 | $10.94 | $10.94 – $10.94 |
| 12 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.94 | $10.94 | $10.94 – $10.94 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.28 | $28.28 | $28.28 – $28.28 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.28 | $28.28 | $28.28 – $28.28 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $74.82 | $74.82 | $5.97 – $143.67 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna healthcare of california hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $74.82 | $74.82 | $5.97 – $143.67 |
| 17 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california uc care ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.61 | $95.61 | $5.92 – $185.30 |
| 18 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.90 | $96.90 | $6.00 – $187.80 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan health services hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.90 | $96.90 | $6.00 – $187.80 |
| 20 | Magellan magellan health services ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.90 | $96.90 | $6.00 – $187.80 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $112.08 | $112.08 | $6.94 – $217.22 |
| 22 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · per diem · outpatient | $116.12 | $116.12 | $7.19 – $225.05 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $116.12 | $116.12 | $7.19 – $225.05 |
| 24 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $117.90 | $117.90 | $7.30 – $228.49 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health inc) hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.20 | $129.20 | $8.00 – $250.40 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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