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
PEN G K 5MIL U INJ
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $6 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 44% of the 2,101 hospitals reporting HCPCS J2540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 24 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $3 | $3 | — | — | — | $3 – $3 |
| 8 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 12 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 13 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $83 | $104 | $88 | 85% | — | $28 – $350 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $83 | $104 | $88 | 85% | — | $28 – $350 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $83 | $104 | $88 | 85% | — | $28 – $350 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $83 | $104 | $88 | 85% | — | $28 – $350 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $88 | $110 | $94 | 85% | — | $30 – $372 |
| 20 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $88 | $110 | $94 | 85% | — | $30 – $372 |
| 21 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $102 | $128 | $109 | 85% | — | $34 – $431 |
| 22 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $102 | $128 | $109 | 85% | — | $34 – $431 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $119 | $150 | $128 | 85% | — | $40 – $507 |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $119 | $150 | $128 | 85% | — | $40 – $507 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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