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
CATH DRAINAGE 561X-730
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $204 is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($226), higher than 47% of the 1,717 hospitals reporting HCPCS C1729. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 14 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 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $163 | $436 | $561 | 128% | — | $13 – $2.4k |
| 2 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $163 | $436 | $561 | 128% | — | $13 – $2.4k |
| 3 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $163 | $436 | $561 | 128% | — | $13 – $2.4k |
| 4 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $163 | $436 | $561 | 128% | — | $13 – $2.4k |
| 5 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $173 | $463 | $595 | 128% | — | $14 – $2.5k |
| 6 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $173 | $463 | $595 | 128% | — | $14 – $2.5k |
| 7 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $200 | $537 | $690 | 128% | — | $16 – $3.0k |
| 8 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $200 | $537 | $690 | 128% | — | $16 – $3.0k |
| 9 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $235 | $631 | $811 | 128% | — | $19 – $3.5k |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $235 | $631 | $811 | 128% | — | $19 – $3.5k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $248 | $665 | $854 | 128% | — | $20 – $3.7k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $250 | $672 | $862 | 128% | — | $20 – $3.7k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $250 | $672 | $862 | 128% | — | $20 – $3.7k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $250 | $672 | $862 | 128% | — | $20 – $3.7k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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