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
RL-A-TASK EMB 2011789
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $104 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($138), higher than 6% of the 2,077 hospitals reporting CPT 87153. 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, 39 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio fee schedule · outpatient | $39 | $40 | $7 | 18% | — | $32 – $49 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers fee schedule · outpatient | $50 | $52 | $9 | 18% | — | $42 – $64 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $53 | $9 | 18% | — | $43 – $65 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $53 | $55 | $10 | 18% | — | $44 – $67 |
| 5 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $68 | $70 | $12 | 18% | — | $56 – $86 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo tandem fee schedule · outpatient | $69 | $71 | $13 | 18% | — | $57 – $88 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $74 | $77 | $13 | 18% | — | $62 – $94 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|calpers fee schedule · outpatient | $78 | $80 | $14 | 18% | — | $65 – $99 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $83 | $86 | $15 | 18% | — | $69 – $105 |
| 10 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $94 | $97 | $17 | 18% | — | $78 – $120 |
| 11 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $94 | $97 | $17 | 18% | — | $78 – $120 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $103 | $103 | — | — | — | $103 – $103 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $103 | $103 | — | — | — | $103 – $103 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial|connection epo fee schedule · outpatient | $100 | $104 | $18 | 18% | — | $83 – $128 |
| 15 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $109 | $105 | $5 | 5% | — | $98 – $109 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $104 | $108 | $19 | 18% | — | $87 – $132 |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $104 | $108 | $19 | 18% | — | $87 – $132 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
| 21 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
| 22 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
| 23 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
| 24 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $115 | $112 | $5 | 5% | — | $104 – $115 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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