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
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Redding, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $18 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 17% of the 1,358 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0111. 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, 18 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 medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $46 | $46 | — | — | — | $46 – $46 |
| 12 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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