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Original text from hospital filings
NACL 0.9% 5ML NEB
Red Bluff, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $3 is 41% above the median hospital's median price ($2), higher than 59% of the 330 hospitals reporting HCPCS A4218. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 20 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · inpatient | $2 | $2 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $3 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $2 | $2 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $3 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · inpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · inpatient | $3 | $3 | $1 | 50% | — | $1 – $4 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $4 | $4 | $2 | 50% | — | $2 – $5 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | $2 | 50% | — | $2 – $5 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · inpatient | $4 | $4 | $2 | 50% | — | $2 – $6 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | $2 | 50% | — | $2 – $6 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $4 | $4 | $2 | 50% | — | $2 – $6 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | $2 | 50% | — | $2 – $6 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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