Bacterial identification by DNA sequencing at Dignity Health

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Original text from hospital filings

RL-A-TASK AFBSEQ 61208

Red Bluff, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $104 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($138), higher than 6% of the 2,077 hospitals reporting CPT 87153. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87153 at Dignity Health

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	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$63	$9	15%	—	$51 – $73
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|exchange fee schedule · inpatient	$73	$72	$10	15%	—	$58 – $84
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$73	$72	$10	15%	—	$58 – $84
4	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$78	$77	$11	15%	—	$63 – $90
5	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$90	$13	15%	—	$73 – $105
6	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$90	$13	15%	—	$73 – $105
7	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$90	$13	15%	—	$73 – $105
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$95	$93	$14	15%	—	$76 – $109
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$95	$93	$14	15%	—	$76 – $109
10	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$95	$93	$14	15%	—	$76 – $109
11	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$95	$93	$14	15%	—	$76 – $109
12	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · inpatient	$95	$93	$14	15%	—	$76 – $109
13	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$95	$93	$14	15%	—	$76 – $109
14	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$96	$95	$14	15%	—	$77 – $111
15	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · inpatient	$96	$95	$14	15%	—	$77 – $111
16	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · inpatient	$96	$95	$14	15%	—	$77 – $111
17	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$112	$5	5%	—	$104 – $115
18	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$112	$5	5%	—	$104 – $115
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$112	$5	5%	—	$104 – $115
20	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$112	$5	5%	—	$104 – $115
21	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$112	$5	5%	—	$104 – $115
22	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$112	$5	5%	—	$104 – $115
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$117	$115	$17	15%	—	$94 – $135
24	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$117	$115	$17	15%	—	$94 – $135
25	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · inpatient	$121	$119	$17	15%	—	$97 – $139

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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