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
SJM-RETICULOCYTE AUTO
Merced, CA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 85045 →Price type
Dignity Health’s median price of $5 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($7), higher than 34% of the 2,445 hospitals reporting CPT 85045. 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, 34 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 | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | 2–20 | $4 – $4 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | 2–20 | $4 – $4 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | 2–20 | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | 2–20 | $5 – $5 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 11 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 13 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 14 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 15 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 16 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | 2–20 | $24 – $24 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | 2–20 | $24 – $24 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | 2–20 | $24 – $24 |
| 20 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | 11 | $43 – $43 |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $56 | $56 | — | — | 33 | $56 – $56 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $73 | $73 | $16 | 21% | — | $57 – $89 |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $98 | $98 | $21 | 21% | — | $77 – $119 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $164 | $164 | $35 | 21% | — | $129 – $199 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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