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
MR T SPINE WO CON
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $599 is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($581), higher than 51% of the 2,630 hospitals reporting CPT 72146. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 32 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 | $266 | $266 | — | — | — | $266 – $266 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $266 | $266 | — | — | — | $266 – $266 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $300 | $300 | — | — | — | $300 – $300 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 7 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 10 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | 1–10 | $318 – $318 |
| 12 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $327 | $327 | — | — | — | $327 – $327 |
| 13 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $348 | $348 | — | — | 1–10 | $348 – $348 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $518 | $518 | — | — | — | $518 – $518 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $518 | $518 | — | — | — | $518 – $518 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $518 | $518 | — | — | — | $518 – $518 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $518 | $518 | — | — | — | $518 – $518 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 21 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 22 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|connection epo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 24 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 25 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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