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
BX CORE NDL SUBCU W IMG
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $410 is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($328), higher than 57% of the 2,017 hospitals reporting CPT 17999. 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, 23 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 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $410 | $410 | — | — | — | $410 – $410 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $410 | $410 | — | — | — | $410 – $410 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $410 | $410 | — | — | — | $410 – $410 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $410 | $410 | — | — | — | $410 – $410 |
| 11 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $435 | $435 | — | — | — | $435 – $435 |
| 12 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $435 | $435 | — | — | — | $435 – $435 |
| 13 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $505 | $505 | — | — | — | $505 – $505 |
| 14 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $505 | $505 | — | — | — | $505 – $505 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $593 | $593 | — | — | — | $593 – $593 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $593 | $593 | — | — | — | $593 – $593 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $625 | $625 | — | — | — | $625 – $625 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $631 | $631 | — | — | — | $631 – $631 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $631 | $631 | — | — | — | $631 – $631 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $631 | $631 | — | — | — | $631 – $631 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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