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
SPECIAL STAIN GROUP I
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $31 is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($90), higher than 2% of the 2,602 hospitals reporting CPT 88312. 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 | Anthem commercial|connection epo fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $29 | $14 | 49% | — | $11 – $52 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13 | $29 | $40 | 138% | — | $5 – $125 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $32 | $12 | 38% | — | $13 – $47 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $32 | $12 | 38% | — | $13 – $47 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $30 | $34 | $18 | 51% | — | $13 – $66 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $13 – $60 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $13 – $60 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $13 – $60 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $35 | $16 | 46% | — | $13 – $60 |
| 10 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $35 | $17 | 47% | 7–70 | $13 – $62 |
| 11 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $36 | $18 | 49% | 7–70 | $13 – $66 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $36 | $19 | 51% | — | $13 – $70 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $36 | $19 | 51% | — | $13 – $70 |
| 14 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $36 | $19 | 51% | — | $13 – $70 |
| 15 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $36 | $19 | 51% | — | $13 – $70 |
| 16 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $36 | $19 | 51% | — | $13 – $70 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $36 | $19 | 51% | — | $13 – $70 |
| 18 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $32 | $38 | $19 | 51% | — | $14 – $72 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $38 | $52 | 138% | — | $7 – $165 |
| 20 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $39 | $24 | 62% | 7–70 | $13 – $89 |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $40 | $25 | 63% | — | $13 – $92 |
| 22 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $24 | $53 | $73 | 138% | — | $10 – $230 |
| 23 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $53 | $73 | 138% | — | $10 – $230 |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $26 | $58 | $81 | 138% | — | $11 – $254 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $26 | $58 | $81 | 138% | — | $11 – $254 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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