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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BLOOD THAWING
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $206 is 13% above the median hospital's median price ($183), higher than 64% of the 1,383 hospitals reporting CPT 86931. 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, 29 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 | $102 | $102 | — | — | — | $102 – $102 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $102 | $102 | — | — | — | $102 – $102 |
| 3 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $134 | $134 | — | — | — | $134 – $134 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 7 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 8 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial|localplus fee schedule · outpatient | $196 | $196 | — | — | — | $196 – $196 |
| 10 | Anthem commercial|connection epo fee schedule · outpatient | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 13 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $212 | $212 | — | — | — | $212 – $212 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 17 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 18 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 19 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 20 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $225 | $225 | — | — | — | $225 – $225 |
| 22 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $232 | $232 | — | — | — | $232 – $232 |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $248 | $248 | — | — | — | $248 – $248 |
| 24 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $248 | $248 | — | — | — | $248 – $248 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $248 | $248 | — | — | — | $248 – $248 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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