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
INCISE SPINECORD 2 TRX CRVL
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $1.4k is 73% below the median hospital's median price ($5.1k), higher than 3% of the 566 hospitals reporting CPT 63196. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 9 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 | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 4 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 5 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $11.1k | $11.1k | — | — | — | $11.1k – $11.1k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $11.8k | $11.8k | — | — | — | $11.8k – $11.8k |
| 7 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $14.6k | $14.6k | — | — | — | $14.6k – $14.6k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $16.5k | $16.5k | — | — | — | $16.5k – $16.5k |
| 9 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $23.1k | $23.1k | — | — | — | $23.1k – $23.1k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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