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.
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Neuro csf prion prtn qual
Los Angeles, CA
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Keck Hospital of USC’s median price of $744 is 32% above the median hospital's median price ($563), higher than 72% of the 1,754 hospitals reporting CPT 0035U. 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, 8 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 | UnitedHealthcare choice/choice+options ppo other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $649.19 | $649.19 | $649.19 – $649.19 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $649.19 | $649.19 | $649.19 – $649.19 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare navigate/select & core exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $649.19 | $649.19 | $649.19 – $649.19 |
| 4 | Aetna gatekeeper/non-gatekeeper all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,340 | $1,340 | $1,340 – $1,340 |
| 5 | Kaiser all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,542 | $1,542 | $1,542 – $1,542 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,811 | $1,811 | $1,811 – $1,811 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield leased network workers compensation plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,756 | $2,756 | $2,756 – $2,756 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,859 | $2,859 | $2,859 – $2,859 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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