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INSERT CENTRAL VENOUS CATH >5
Santa Ana, CA
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Orange County Global Medical Center’s median price of $4.1k is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 84% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. 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, 41 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 | $74.09 | $74.09 | $74.09 – $74.09 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · other · outpatient | $669.00 | $669.00 | $669.00 – $669.00 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $671.00 | $671.00 | $671.00 – $671.00 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $852.00 | $852.00 | $852.00 – $852.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · other · outpatient | $882.00 | $882.00 | $882.00 – $882.00 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $924.00 | $924.00 | $852.00 – $996.00 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,031 | $1,031 | $1,031 – $1,031 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,677 | $1,677 | $1,677 – $1,677 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,254 | $2,254 | $2,254 – $2,254 |
| 10 | Tricare champus tricare prime/extra standard facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,899 | $3,899 | $3,899 – $3,899 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,954 | $3,954 | $3,954 – $3,954 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,954 | $3,954 | $3,954 – $3,954 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,041 | $4,041 | $4,041 – $4,041 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield 65 sr hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,041 | $4,041 | $4,041 – $4,041 |
| 15 | Humana humana medicare advantage hmo/pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,041 | $4,041 | $4,041 – $4,041 |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser senior hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,041 | $4,041 | $4,041 – $4,041 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare sr facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,041 | $4,041 | $4,041 – $4,041 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,135 | $4,135 | $4,135 – $4,135 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,135 | $4,135 | $4,135 – $4,135 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare monarch health plan/united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,341 | $4,341 | $4,341 – $4,341 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna all commercial payers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,518 | $4,518 | $4,518 – $4,518 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan wc facility · other · outpatient | $5,293 | $5,293 | $5,293 – $5,293 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · other · outpatient | $6,146 | $6,146 | $6,146 – $6,146 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $6,146 | $6,146 | $6,146 – $6,146 |
| 25 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · other · outpatient | $7,416 | $7,416 | $7,416 – $7,416 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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