RC 306
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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H-AFB SMEAR CULTURE2314
Merced, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $24 is 56% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 6% of the 1,799 hospitals reporting RC 306. 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $12.05 | $36.14 | $1.21 – $370.47 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $12.05 | $36.14 | $1.21 – $370.47 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $12.05 | $36.14 | $1.21 – $370.47 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $12.05 | $36.14 | $1.21 – $370.47 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $38.54 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $38.54 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $38.54 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $38.54 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $38.54 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $38.54 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $20.16 | $39.19 | $0.45 – $548.97 |
| 12 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $13.26 | $40.34 | $1.39 – $426.04 |
| 13 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $13.26 | $40.34 | $1.39 – $426.04 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.38 | $44.85 | $1.52 – $500.14 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $14.38 | $44.86 | $1.52 – $500.14 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.38 | $44.86 | $1.52 – $500.14 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.38 | $44.86 | $1.52 – $500.14 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $27.11 | $52.71 | $0.60 – $738.27 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $45.58 | $73.88 | $1.04 – $1,287 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $45.18 | $87.84 | $0.99 – $1,230 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $45.18 | $87.84 | $0.99 – $1,230 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $45.18 | $87.84 | $0.99 – $1,230 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $45.18 | $87.84 | $0.99 – $1,230 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $49.48 | $92.14 | $1.52 – $1,893 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $49.48 | $92.14 | $1.52 – $1,893 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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