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VAD REP CONTROL4588X-5965
Phoenix, AZ
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Dignity Health’s median price of $8.3k is 54% below the median hospital's median price ($17.9k), higher than 7% of the 1,099 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0481. 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 | $2.5k | $2.4k | $687 | 28% | — | $1.6k – $3.3k |
| 2 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.0k | $1.4k | 28% | — | $3.2k – $6.7k |
| 3 | Optum commercial|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.1k | $1.7k | 28% | — | $3.9k – $8.1k |
| 4 | Cigna commercial|lifesource fee schedule · outpatient | $7.3k | $7.1k | $2.0k | 28% | — | $4.6k – $9.4k |
| 5 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $9.2k | $9.0k | $2.5k | 28% | — | $5.8k – $12.0k |
| 6 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $9.2k | $9.0k | $2.5k | 28% | — | $5.8k – $12.0k |
| 7 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $10.4k | $10.2k | $2.9k | 28% | — | $6.6k – $13.5k |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10.4k | $10.2k | $2.9k | 28% | — | $6.6k – $13.5k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.3k | $11.3k | — | — | — | $11.3k – $11.3k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.2k | $12.9k | $3.6k | 28% | — | $8.3k – $17.1k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient | $13.2k | $12.9k | $3.6k | 28% | — | $8.3k – $17.1k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|neighborhood fee schedule · outpatient | $13.2k | $12.9k | $3.6k | 28% | — | $8.3k – $17.1k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|workers comp fee schedule · outpatient | $13.2k | $12.9k | $3.6k | 28% | — | $8.3k – $17.1k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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