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
EXC CH WAL TUM W/O LYMPHADEC
Bakersfield, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $1.4k is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($7.1k), higher than 6% of the 1,404 hospitals reporting CPT 21602. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 13 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $894 | $894 | — | — | — | $894 – $894 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 3 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 4 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 5 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 7 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 9 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 10 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $9.8k | $9.8k | — | — | — | $9.8k – $9.8k |
| 11 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $10.3k | $10.3k | — | — | — | $10.3k – $10.3k |
| 12 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $11.3k | $11.3k | — | — | — | $11.3k – $11.3k |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $15.3k | $15.3k | — | — | — | $15.3k – $15.3k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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