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
SA-SMEAR AFB
Redding, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $8 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 39% of the 2,552 hospitals reporting CPT 87206. 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, 21 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 | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | 5–50 | $6 – $6 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $8 | $3 | 41% | — | $3 – $13 |
| 11 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11 | $10 | $1 | 11% | — | $8 – $11 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $11 | $5 | 41% | — | $4 – $17 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $16 | $7 | 41% | — | $6 – $24 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $15 | $17 | $7 | 41% | — | $6 – $26 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $15 | $17 | $7 | 41% | — | $6 – $26 |
| 16 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $20 | $8 | 41% | — | $7 – $29 |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $21 | $9 | 41% | — | $8 – $31 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $21 | $8 | 39% | 5–50 | $8 – $30 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $21 | $8 | 39% | 5–50 | $8 – $30 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $21 | $8 | 39% | 5–50 | $8 – $30 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $18 | $38 | $40 | 106% | — | $8 – $118 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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