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
HC CTA HEAD WO OR WO W CONT
SANTA BARBARA, CA
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Cottage Health’s median price of $2.3k is 337% above the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 87% 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: 6 payers, 24 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicare adv facility · case rate · outpatient | $221.66 | $221.66 | $221.66 – $221.66 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare adv facility · case rate · outpatient | $237.50 | $237.50 | $237.50 – $237.50 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dignity health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,625 | $1,594 | $1,063 – $2,063 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dignity health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,063 | $2,063 | $2,063 – $2,063 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield trio hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,457 | $2,410 | $1,607 – $3,119 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,519 | $2,470 | $1,647 – $3,197 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,691 | $2,639 | $1,760 – $3,416 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,925 | $2,869 | $1,913 – $3,713 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,925 | $2,869 | $1,913 – $3,713 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,925 | $2,869 | $1,913 – $3,713 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,925 | $2,869 | $1,913 – $3,713 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,925 | $2,869 | $1,913 – $3,713 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,925 | $2,869 | $1,913 – $3,713 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,925 | $2,869 | $1,913 – $3,713 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield trio hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,119 | $3,119 | $3,119 – $3,119 |
| 16 | Anthem commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,197 | $3,197 | $3,197 – $3,197 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,416 | $3,416 | $3,416 – $3,416 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
| 22 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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