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Original text from hospital filings
DECLOT EXT CAN W BLN CTH
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $6.9k is 21% above the median hospital's median price ($5.7k), higher than 69% of the 1,494 hospitals reporting CPT 36861. 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, 28 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|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $223 | $223 | — | — | — | $223 – $223 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $223 | $223 | — | — | — | $223 – $223 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 4 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 5 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 6 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 14 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 15 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | — | $7.4k – $7.4k |
| 16 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $8.1k | $8.1k | — | — | — | $8.1k – $8.1k |
| 19 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 20 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $9.7k | $9.7k | — | — | — | $9.7k – $9.7k |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $9.7k | $9.7k | — | — | — | $9.7k – $9.7k |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $9.7k | $9.7k | — | — | — | $9.7k – $9.7k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $10.2k | $10.2k | — | — | — | $10.2k – $10.2k |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10.3k | $10.3k | — | — | — | $10.3k – $10.3k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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