Abdominal fluid drainage procedure at Ojai Valley Community Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

HC ED ABD PARACENTESIS W/O IMAG GUID CDM

Ojai, CA

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Ojai Valley Community Hospital’s median price of $595 is 43% below the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 17% of the 2,368 hospitals reporting CPT 49082. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49082 at Ojai Valley Community Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 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	Medicaid medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	$8	12%	—	$58 – $74
2	Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$94	$94	$9	9%	—	$85 – $103
3	Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$519	$519	$314	60%	—	$206 – $833
4	Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
5	Bcbs Ca blue cross of california medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
7	Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
8	Kaiser kaiser medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
9	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
10	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
11	WellCare wellcare of california facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	$502	60%	—	$329 – $1.3k
12	UnitedHealthcare secure horizons uhc facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$848	$848	$512	60%	—	$336 – $1.4k
13	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$890	$890	$538	60%	—	$353 – $1.4k
14	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$890	$890	$538	60%	—	$353 – $1.4k
15	Kaiser kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
18	Kaiser kaiser commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
19	Cigna cigna facility · other · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare select/select plus facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
21	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payor appendix facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k
24	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare select/select plus facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$2.5k	$2.5k	—	—	—	$2.5k – $2.5k
25	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payor appendix facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$2.8k	$2.8k	—	—	—	$2.8k – $2.8k

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Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

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