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EP PERICARDIOCENTESIS W/
Arcadia, CA
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USC Arcadia Hospital’s median price of $2.8k is 47% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 75% of the 2,178 hospitals reporting CPT 33016. 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, 19 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 navigate/select facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.7k | $266 | 15% | — | $1.4k – $1.9k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.8k | $118 | 6% | — | $1.7k – $1.9k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield sr other facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield sr mediconnect facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 5 | Cigna cigna facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 6 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield sr facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 8 | Molina molina exchange (mcr) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 9 | Phcs phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield hmo facility · other · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 12 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 13 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 17 | Cigna cigna facility · per diem · outpatient | $9.0k | $9.0k | — | — | — | $9.0k – $9.0k |
| 18 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $9.0k | $9.0k | — | — | — | $9.0k – $9.0k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.4k | $10.4k | — | — | — | $10.4k – $10.4k |
Last updated: Jul 27, 2026
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