Valproic acid (total) blood test at Dignity Health

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.

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SJM-VALPROIC ACID

Bakersfield, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $17 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($24), higher than 33% of the 2,666 hospitals reporting CPT 80164. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 80164 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 30 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	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
2	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
4	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
5	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
7	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
8	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
10	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
11	Anthem medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
12	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
13	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
14	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
15	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
16	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
17	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
18	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
19	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
20	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
21	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$76	$76	—	—	—	$76 – $76
22	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$123	$123	$29	23%	—	$95 – $152
23	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$168	$168	$39	23%	—	$129 – $208
24	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$215	$215	$65	30%	—	$150 – $280
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$263	$263	$167	63%	—	$96 – $429

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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