Ultrasound of blood vessels before dialysis access surgery at Dignity Health

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.

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US DS ART IF/VEN UNL SDY

Merced, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $147 is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($174), higher than 41% of the 1,855 hospitals reporting CPT 93986. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 93986 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 29 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	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
2	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans case rate · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
4	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
5	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans case rate · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
7	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
8	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
9	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
10	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
11	Anthem medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
12	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
13	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
14	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
15	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · inpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
16	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
17	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
18	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$203	$203	—	—	—	$203 – $203
19	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$203	$203	—	—	—	$203 – $203
20	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
21	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
22	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
23	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$276	$276	—	—	—	$276 – $276
24	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$276	$276	—	—	—	$276 – $276
25	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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