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PATIENT PROGRAMMER (EXTERNAL) FOR USE WITH IMPLANTABLE PROGRAMMABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR PULSE GENERATOR, REPLACEMENT ONLY
Ukiah, CA
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Ukiah Adventist Hospital’s median price of $4.2k is 191% above the median hospital's median price ($1.4k), higher than 95% of the 1,033 hospitals reporting HCPCS L8681. 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, 15 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 mcr adv other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 3 | Kaiser kaiser mcr adv other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | $380 | 15% | — | $2.1k – $2.8k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.5k | $2.5k | $381 | 15% | — | $2.1k – $2.8k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.5k | $2.5k | $386 | 15% | — | $2.1k – $2.9k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs-all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $423 | 15% | — | $2.3k – $3.2k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs case rate · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $423 | 15% | — | $2.3k – $3.2k |
| 10 | Aetna aetna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | $663 | 15% | — | $3.6k – $4.9k |
| 11 | Cigna cigna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | $780 | 15% | — | $4.3k – $5.8k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp 1/1/25 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.1k | $5.1k | $791 | 15% | — | $4.3k – $5.9k |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.2k | $5.2k | $800 | 15% | — | $4.4k – $6.0k |
| 14 | MultiPlan phcs multiplan-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.2k | $5.2k | $800 | 15% | — | $4.4k – $6.0k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $5.4k | $836 | 15% | — | $4.6k – $6.2k |
Last updated: May 24, 2026
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