RC 311
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HC THIN PREP BODY FLUID
Chula Vista, CA
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center’s median price of $77 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($113), higher than 33% of the 1,845 hospitals reporting RC 311. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 68 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 - ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $0.49 | $0.49 | $0.49 – $0.49 |
| 2 | Aetna first health - leased/ccn fee schedule · outpatient | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 – $1.00 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer fee schedule · outpatient | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 – $1.00 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 – $1.00 |
| 5 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 – $1.00 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - promise fee schedule · outpatient | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 – $1.10 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna - ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.15 | $1.15 | $1.00 – $1.30 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.15 | $1.15 | $1.15 – $1.15 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna - hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.15 | $1.15 | $1.15 – $1.15 |
| 10 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 – $1.30 |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan fee schedule · outpatient | $1.15 | $1.37 | $1.00 – $1.95 |
| 12 | Molina molina - exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $1.68 | $1.68 | $1.15 – $2.20 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna whole health fee schedule · outpatient | $5.71 | $5.71 | $4.95 – $6.46 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $26.40 | $26.40 | $26.40 – $26.40 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.27 | $37.02 | $11.12 – $52.44 |
| 16 | Medicaid medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $35.21 | $45.57 | $8.80 – $103.05 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $50.66 | $50.66 | $50.66 – $50.66 |
| 18 | Molina molina medi-cal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $54.95 | $59.87 | $1.54 – $111.76 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $52.44 | $60.00 | $6.60 – $127.65 |
| 20 | Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $62.22 | $67.88 | $25.90 – $121.20 |
| 21 | Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $68.42 | $68.15 | $6.26 – $151.50 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $45.90 | $68.59 | $7.70 – $174.87 |
| 23 | Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $62.72 | $69.04 | $36.48 – $127.65 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $69.74 | $70.71 | $20.16 – $123.20 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $54.63 | $73.83 | $6.60 – $163.13 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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