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
NM BRAIN <4 VIEWS
Bakersfield, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $530 is 21% above the median hospital's median price ($438), higher than 67% of the 1,440 hospitals reporting CPT 78600. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 28 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 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 4 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 5 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $511 | $511 | — | — | — | $511 – $511 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $511 | $511 | — | — | — | $511 – $511 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $511 | $511 | — | — | — | $511 – $511 |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $511 | $511 | — | — | — | $511 – $511 |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $511 | $511 | — | — | — | $511 – $511 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $511 | $511 | — | — | — | $511 – $511 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $654 | $654 | — | — | — | $654 – $654 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $687 | $687 | — | — | — | $687 – $687 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $849 | $849 | — | — | — | $849 – $849 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $849 | $849 | — | — | — | $849 – $849 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $849 | $849 | — | — | — | $849 – $849 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $849 | $849 | — | — | — | $849 – $849 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $912 | $912 | — | — | — | $912 – $912 |
| 20 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 22 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 23 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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