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APPENDECTOMY ADD-ON
Bakersfield, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $4.6k is 288% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 85% of the 1,400 hospitals reporting CPT 44955. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 7 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 | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 2 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 3 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 5 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 6 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $12.9k | $12.9k | — | — | — | $12.9k – $12.9k |
| 7 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $13.6k | $13.6k | — | — | — | $13.6k – $13.6k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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