Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC SP STAIN GROUP 1 MICROORG
San Diego, CA
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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $135 is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($90), higher than 71% of the 2,602 hospitals reporting CPT 88312. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 7 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 - rehab fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $101 | $101 | — | — | — | $101 – $101 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $128 | $128 | — | — | — | $128 – $128 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $143 | $143 | — | — | — | $143 – $143 |
| 6 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $143 | $143 | — | — | — | $143 – $143 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - promise percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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