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ELISA detection of aquaporin-4 (neuromyelitis optica [NMO]) antibody
Helena, CA
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St Helena Hospital’s median price of $6 is 53% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 0% of the 1,889 hospitals reporting CPT 86051. 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, 20 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhc select/select plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield behav hlth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 7 | Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare umr uhc ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield bh mcr adv other · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv other · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield other · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser mcr adv other · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $27 | $27 | — | — | — | $27 – $27 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $48 | $48 | — | — | — | $48 – $48 |
Last updated: Jul 15, 2026
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