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Puncture of windpipe for aspiration and/or injection
Reedley, CA
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Reedley Community Hospital’s median price of $68 is 98% below the median hospital's median price ($3.4k), higher than 7% of the 1,503 hospitals reporting CPT 31612. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 31 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare fee schedule · outpatient | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield - all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 4 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $47 | $47 | $27 | 58% | — | $20 – $74 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna- all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $54 | $54 | — | — | — | $54 – $54 |
| 6 | Kaiser kaiser - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 7 | Kaiser kaiser mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $61 | $61 | — | — | — | $61 – $61 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp fee schedule · outpatient | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $65 | $65 | — | — | — | $65 – $65 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $68 | $68 | — | — | — | $68 – $68 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $68 | $68 | — | — | — | $68 – $68 |
| 15 | Kaiser kaiser - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $101 | $101 | — | — | — | $101 – $101 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $105 | $105 | — | — | — | $105 – $105 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $107 | $107 | — | — | — | $107 – $107 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $107 | $107 | — | — | — | $107 – $107 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $122 | $122 | — | — | — | $122 – $122 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non epn fee schedule · outpatient | $129 | $129 | — | — | — | $129 – $129 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare other · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield - all plans other · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
Last updated: Aug 2, 2026
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