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
NEPHRO TB REMOVE W FLUORO
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $809 is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($931), higher than 40% of the 2,108 hospitals reporting CPT 50389. 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $522 | $522 | — | — | — | $522 – $522 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $522 | $522 | — | — | — | $522 – $522 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $522 | $522 | — | — | — | $522 – $522 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $522 | $522 | — | — | — | $522 – $522 |
| 5 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $523 | $523 | — | — | — | $523 – $523 |
| 6 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $523 | $523 | — | — | — | $523 – $523 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $829 | $829 | $20 | 2% | — | $809 – $848 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $829 | $829 | $20 | 2% | — | $809 – $848 |
| 9 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $829 | $829 | $20 | 2% | — | $809 – $848 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $829 | $829 | $20 | 2% | — | $809 – $848 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $847 | $847 | $321 | 38% | — | $526 – $1.2k |
| 12 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $847 | $847 | $321 | 38% | — | $526 – $1.2k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $848 | $848 | — | — | — | $848 – $848 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $848 | $848 | — | — | — | $848 – $848 |
| 15 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $899 | $899 | $341 | 38% | — | $558 – $1.2k |
| 16 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | $396 | 38% | — | $647 – $1.4k |
| 17 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $26 | 2% | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 18 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $26 | 2% | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $465 | 38% | — | $760 – $1.7k |
| 20 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $28 | 2% | — | $1.2k – $1.3k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $490 | 38% | — | $801 – $1.8k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $495 | 38% | — | $809 – $1.8k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $495 | 38% | — | $809 – $1.8k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $495 | 38% | — | $809 – $1.8k |
| 25 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | $32 | 2% | — | $1.4k – $1.5k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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