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OT Parafin Bath - 15 min
Orange, CA
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit’s median price of $98 is 220% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 86% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. 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 | Medicare medicare** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.65 | $6.65 | $6.65 – $6.65 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.88 | $6.88 | $6.88 – $6.88 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california medi-cal/caloptima/healthy families facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.29 | $11.29 | $11.29 – $11.29 |
| 4 | Molina molina medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.98 | $12.98 | $12.98 – $12.98 |
| 5 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $16.93 | $16.93 | $16.93 – $16.93 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $72.04 | $72.04 | $72.04 – $72.04 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $72.04 | $72.04 | $72.04 – $72.04 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california uc care ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88.80 | $114.49 | $72.82 – $176.42 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $89.55 | $115.46 | $73.43 – $177.91 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna healthcare of california hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $89.55 | $115.46 | $73.43 – $177.91 |
| 11 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.00 | $116.04 | $73.80 – $178.80 |
| 12 | Magellan magellan health services hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.00 | $116.04 | $73.80 – $178.80 |
| 13 | Magellan magellan health services ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.00 | $116.04 | $73.80 – $178.80 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $104.10 | $134.22 | $85.36 – $206.81 |
| 15 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · per diem · outpatient | $107.85 | $139.05 | $88.44 – $214.26 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $107.85 | $139.05 | $88.44 – $214.26 |
| 17 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $109.50 | $141.18 | $89.79 – $217.54 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health inc) hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.00 | $154.72 | $98.40 – $238.40 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health, inc.) ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.00 | $154.72 | $98.40 – $238.40 |
| 20 | Humana humana choicecare ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.00 | $154.72 | $98.40 – $238.40 |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $120.00 | $154.72 | $98.40 – $238.40 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.00 | $154.72 | $98.40 – $238.40 |
| 23 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $127.50 | $164.39 | $104.55 – $253.30 |
| 24 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $135.00 | $174.06 | $110.70 – $268.20 |
| 25 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · per diem · outpatient | $233.00 | $233.00 | $233.00 – $233.00 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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