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
ORTHO L0638 949X-1234
Phoenix, AZ
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Dignity Health’s median price of $2.7k is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 90% of the 918 hospitals reporting HCPCS L0638. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 13 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|dignityhealthemployee fee schedule · outpatient | $934 | $982 | $173 | 18% | — | $798 – $1.2k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|neighborhood fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 6 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $2.0k | $356 | 18% | — | $1.6k – $2.5k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|workers comp fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 8 | Optum commercial|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.4k | $429 | 18% | — | $2.0k – $3.0k |
| 9 | Cigna commercial|lifesource fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.8k | $502 | 18% | — | $2.3k – $3.5k |
| 10 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3.4k | $3.6k | $638 | 18% | — | $2.9k – $4.5k |
| 11 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.6k | $638 | 18% | — | $2.9k – $4.5k |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3.9k | $4.1k | $720 | 18% | — | $3.3k – $5.0k |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $4.1k | $720 | 18% | — | $3.3k – $5.0k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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