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
RETICYTE/HGB CONCENTRAT
Red Bluff, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $18 is 126% above the median hospital's median price ($8), higher than 75% of the 1,972 hospitals reporting CPT 85046. 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, 29 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 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 7 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 8 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 10 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · inpatient | $108 | $108 | — | — | — | $108 – $108 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $140 | $140 | — | — | — | $140 – $140 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $140 | $140 | — | — | — | $140 – $140 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $140 | $140 | — | — | — | $140 – $140 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $142 | $142 | — | — | — | $142 – $142 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · inpatient | $142 | $142 | — | — | — | $142 – $142 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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