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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BX/EXC LYMPH NODE SUPERFI
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $3.0k is 70% above the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 85% of the 2,392 hospitals reporting CPT 38505. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 37 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | 2–20 | $133 – $133 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $193 | $193 | — | — | — | $193 – $193 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | $34 | 2% | — | $1.6k – $1.7k |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 10 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 11 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 12 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 13 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | 2–20 | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 15 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 16 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | $45 | 2% | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 17 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | $63 | 2% | — | $3.0k – $3.1k |
| 18 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | $63 | 2% | — | $3.0k – $3.1k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio case rate · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | $69 | 2% | — | $3.3k – $3.5k |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | $69 | 2% | — | $3.3k – $3.5k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | $84 | 2% | — | $4.0k – $4.2k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | $84 | 2% | — | $4.0k – $4.2k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | $84 | 2% | — | $4.0k – $4.2k |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | $84 | 2% | — | $4.0k – $4.2k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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