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TRANSPETROSAL APPROACH/SKULL
Northridge, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $3.6k is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($4.6k), higher than 37% of the 1,196 hospitals reporting CPT 61598. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 12 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 3 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 7 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 9 | Anthem commercial|vivity case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 10 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $10.4k | $10.4k | — | — | — | $10.4k – $10.4k |
| 11 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $14.3k | $14.3k | — | — | — | $14.3k – $14.3k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $14.9k | $14.9k | — | — | — | $14.9k – $14.9k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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