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
REMOVE SPINE LAMINA 1 THRC
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $3.9k is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($7.4k), higher than 22% of the 1,671 hospitals reporting CPT 63046. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 18 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 | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 4 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 5 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 6 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | — | — | — | $9.1k – $9.1k |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | — | — | — | $9.1k – $9.1k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | — | — | — | $9.1k – $9.1k |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | — | — | — | $9.1k – $9.1k |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | — | — | — | $9.1k – $9.1k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | — | — | — | $9.1k – $9.1k |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $9.9k | $9.9k | — | — | — | $9.9k – $9.9k |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $11.4k | $11.4k | — | — | — | $11.4k – $11.4k |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $11.4k | $11.4k | — | — | — | $11.4k – $11.4k |
| 16 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $11.4k | $11.4k | — | — | — | $11.4k – $11.4k |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $13.0k | $13.0k | — | — | — | $13.0k – $13.0k |
| 18 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $20.6k | $20.6k | — | — | — | $20.6k – $20.6k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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