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Original text from hospital filings
D5% 0.9 NACL 1000ML INJ
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $16 is 43% above the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 57% of the 2,094 hospitals reporting HCPCS J7042. 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 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | 19 | $4 – $4 |
| 7 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 8 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 12 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | 1–10 | $25 – $25 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $33 | $33 | — | — | 12 | $33 – $33 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 18 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 20 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 21 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 24 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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