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
MYELOGRA LUMBOS W INJ LUM
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $2.8k is 135% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 88% of the 2,196 hospitals reporting CPT 62304. 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, 35 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|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $353 | $353 | — | — | — | $353 – $353 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $979 | $979 | — | — | 2–20 | $979 – $979 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 6 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 8 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 9 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 11 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 12 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | $30 | 2% | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | $39 | 2% | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 14 | Molina medicaid|all plans case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 15 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | $54 | 2% | — | $2.7k – $2.8k |
| 16 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | $54 | 2% | — | $2.7k – $2.8k |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | $60 | 2% | — | $3.0k – $3.1k |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | $60 | 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 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | $72 | 2% | — | $3.6k – $3.8k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | $72 | 2% | — | $3.6k – $3.8k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | $72 | 2% | — | $3.6k – $3.8k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | $72 | 2% | — | $3.6k – $3.8k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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