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PLRL DRNG PRCTNS W-INDWLNG CATH W-IMGNG BIL
Santa Ana, CA
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Orange County Global Medical Center’s median price of $2.6k is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 77% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 38 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 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $101.27 | $101.27 | $101.27 – $101.27 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $671.00 | $671.00 | $671.00 – $671.00 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $996.00 | $938.40 | $852.00 – $996.00 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,031 | $1,203 | $1,031 – $1,547 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,138 | $2,138 | $2,138 – $2,138 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · other · outpatient | $1,093 | $2,180 | $868.50 – $4,211 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · other · outpatient | $1,140 | $2,224 | $669.00 – $4,422 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,254 | $2,254 | $2,254 – $2,254 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $2,757 | $2,612 | $868.50 – $4,211 |
| 10 | Tricare champus tricare prime/extra standard facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,944 | $2,655 | $1,944 – $3,899 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,015 | $2,752 | $2,015 – $4,041 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield 65 sr hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,015 | $2,752 | $2,015 – $4,041 |
| 13 | Humana humana medicare advantage hmo/pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,015 | $2,752 | $2,015 – $4,041 |
| 14 | Kaiser kaiser senior hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,015 | $2,752 | $2,015 – $4,041 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare sr facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,015 | $2,752 | $2,015 – $4,041 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,013 | $2,855 | $949.10 – $4,602 |
| 17 | MultiPlan multiplan wc facility · other · outpatient | $2,639 | $3,196 | $1,737 – $5,293 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · other · outpatient | $4,355 | $3,496 | $898.20 – $5,878 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $4,355 | $3,496 | $898.20 – $5,878 |
| 20 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,684 | $3,943 | $1,042 – $6,821 |
| 21 | Magellan magellan behavioral health comm facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,684 | $3,943 | $1,042 – $6,821 |
| 22 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,684 | $3,943 | $1,042 – $6,821 |
| 23 | Magellan magellan behavioral health sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,684 | $3,943 | $1,042 – $6,821 |
| 24 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,807 | $4,047 | $1,070 – $7,000 |
| 25 | Kaiser kaiser commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,807 | $4,047 | $1,070 – $7,000 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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