RC 460

Pulmonary function testing 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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Original text from hospital filings

CAR SEAT/BED TEST 60MIN

Bakersfield, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $140 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($230), higher than 13% of the 2,016 hospitals reporting RC 460. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 460 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 24 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	$33	$33	$18	55%	—	$6 – $55
2	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$18	55%	—	$6 – $55
3	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$18	55%	—	$6 – $55
4	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$18	55%	—	$6 – $55
5	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$18	55%	—	$6 – $55
6	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$18	55%	—	$6 – $55
7	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$140	$153	$118	77%	—	$33 – $396
8	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$192	$210	$162	77%	—	$46 – $543
9	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$210	$99	47%	—	$50 – $396
10	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$210	$99	47%	—	$50 – $396
11	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$210	$99	47%	—	$50 – $396
12	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$210	$99	47%	—	$50 – $396
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans case rate · outpatient	$199	$225	$118	52%	—	$50 – $396
14	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans case rate · outpatient	$199	$225	$118	52%	—	$50 – $396
15	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$193	$236	$208	88%	—	$37 – $811
16	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$193	$236	$208	88%	—	$37 – $811
17	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$215	$263	$232	88%	—	$41 – $904
18	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$215	$263	$232	88%	—	$41 – $904
19	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$223	$265	$221	83%	—	$53 – $733
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$218	$267	$235	88%	—	$42 – $916
21	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$220	$270	$238	88%	—	$42 – $927
22	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$220	$270	$238	88%	—	$42 – $927
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$259	$317	$280	88%	—	$50 – $1.1k
24	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$445	$471	$222	47%	—	$112 – $886

Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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