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
IOTHALAM MEG 43% 50ML INJ
Bakersfield, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $55 is 3568% above the median hospital's median price ($2), higher than 92% of the 380 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q9951. 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 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $29 | $52 | $37 | 71% | — | $23 – $103 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $29 | $52 | $37 | 71% | — | $23 – $103 |
| 3 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $48 | $86 | $61 | 71% | — | $38 – $171 |
| 4 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $50 | $88 | $62 | 71% | — | $39 – $176 |
| 5 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $50 | $88 | $62 | 71% | — | $39 – $176 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $99 | $69 | 70% | — | $44 – $197 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $99 | $69 | 70% | — | $44 – $197 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $56 | $100 | $70 | 71% | — | $44 – $199 |
| 9 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $57 | $101 | $71 | 71% | — | $45 – $202 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $101 | $71 | 71% | — | $45 – $202 |
| 11 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $66 | $117 | $83 | 71% | — | $52 – $234 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $67 | $119 | $84 | 71% | — | $53 – $237 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $71 | $126 | $89 | 71% | — | $56 – $252 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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