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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VAD REPLC BATTRY949X-1234
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $1.5k is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 18% of the 975 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0496. 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, 36 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 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $840 | $787 | $539 | 69% | — | $101 – $1.4k |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $840 | $787 | $539 | 69% | — | $101 – $1.4k |
| 3 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $840 | $787 | $539 | 69% | — | $101 – $1.4k |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $876 | $821 | $563 | 69% | — | $106 – $1.5k |
| 5 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $876 | $821 | $563 | 69% | — | $106 – $1.5k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $855 | $293 | 34% | — | $440 – $1.1k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $855 | $293 | 34% | — | $440 – $1.1k |
| 8 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $949 | $889 | $610 | 69% | — | $114 – $1.6k |
| 9 | Cigna commercial|localplus fee schedule · inpatient | $1.5k | $1.4k | $938 | 69% | — | $176 – $2.5k |
| 10 | Kaiser medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.4k | $961 | 69% | — | $180 – $2.5k |
| 11 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $1.5k | $734 | 50% | — | $440 – $2.0k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.8k | $1.2k | 69% | — | $229 – $3.2k |
| 13 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1.9k | $1.8k | $1.2k | 69% | — | $233 – $3.3k |
| 14 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $1.8k | $1.3k | 69% | — | $238 – $3.3k |
| 15 | Cigna commercial|localplus fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $1.9k | $1.3k | 69% | — | $242 – $3.4k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $1.9k | $1.3k | 69% | — | $246 – $3.5k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $1.9k | $1.3k | 69% | — | $246 – $3.5k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $1.9k | $1.3k | 69% | — | $246 – $3.5k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio fee schedule · inpatient | $2.4k | $2.2k | $1.5k | 69% | — | $286 – $4.0k |
| 20 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.5k | $1.7k | 69% | — | $326 – $4.6k |
| 21 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $2.7k | $2.6k | $1.8k | 69% | — | $330 – $4.6k |
| 22 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.6k | $1.8k | 69% | — | $330 – $4.6k |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|connection epo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.7k | $1.8k | 69% | — | $343 – $4.8k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers fee schedule · inpatient | $3.0k | $2.8k | $1.9k | 69% | — | $361 – $5.1k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · inpatient | $3.0k | $2.8k | $1.9k | 69% | — | $361 – $5.1k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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