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CPT 72149 · negotiated-rate distribution across hospitals in CA

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Hospitals
37
Min
$307.95
Median
$723.40
Max
$4,384.38
Range multiplier
14.2×

By payer (50 payers with published rates)

PayerHosp.RatesMinMedianMaxRange×
Anthem BCBS29101$307.95$2,100.00$9,616.0031.2×
Medicaid2170$395.67$487.60$7,800.0019.7×
UnitedHealthcare2560$307.95$4,251.67$14,88248.3×
Aetna3156$307.95$921.25$4,965.3016.1×
Blue Cross Blue Shield3254$281.85$490.35$4,965.3017.6×
Kaiser Permanente2251$364.52$519.99$10,26928.2×
Medicare3048$347.20$448.05$4,413.6012.7×
Health Net1547$281.85$446.50$4,873.5017.3×
Multiplan2528$519.73$5,647.00$13,91526.8×
Molina923$281.85$446.50$2,969.0010.5×
Humana2323$1.00$469.24$3,806.733806.7×
First Health2022$570.55$4,612.91$11,90620.9×
Cigna1115$347.00$2,521.48$9,837.0128.3×
brand new day714$450.97$560.36$669.751.5×
commercial | healthsmart | all plans1113$4,212.68$5,630.94$7,108.921.7×
TRICARE712$446.50$446.50$446.501.0×
aids healthcare foundation39$281.85$446.50$455.431.6×
Empire BCBS28$408.68$446.50$558.131.4×
traditional medi-cal77$281.85$281.85$281.851.0×
citrus valley physicians group26$446.50$446.50$446.501.0×
commercial | sutter health | all plans66$1,772.71$6,240.00$6,240.003.5×
l.a care health plan26$281.85$446.50$446.501.6×
renal payer solutions66$446.50$446.50$446.501.0×
emanate health26$446.50$446.50$893.002.0×
employer direct healthcare66$625.10$625.10$625.101.0×
naphcare45$692.08$692.08$692.081.0×
commercial | hill physicians | all plans55$519.99$519.99$519.991.0×
vantage care24$281.85$364.18$446.501.6×
alignment44$446.50$446.50$446.501.0×
Bright Health44$374.00$516.59$568.671.5×
centinela valley ipa14$446.50$573.76$701.011.6×
commercial | connected care intel | all plans23$3,168.92$4,224.36$4,384.381.4×
allianz global assistance23$1,638.55$3,519.85$3,519.852.1×
imperial health plan of ca33$473.29$473.29$473.291.0×
worker compensation33$588.20$588.20$588.201.0×
imperial health plan33$446.50$473.29$473.291.1×
provider network of america33$535.80$588.20$588.201.1×
central health plan33$446.50$446.50$446.501.0×
provider select33$530.44$582.32$588.201.1×
commercial | mhn | all plans33$470.37$562.28$562.281.2×
commercial | magellan | all plans33$1,713.00$4,677.00$5,772.603.4×
americas choice provider network33$519.73$570.55$588.201.1×
premier physicians network13$446.50$446.50$701.011.6×
corvel33$509.01$558.79$588.201.2×
commercial | wcmg | all plans33$1,326.00$1,326.00$1,326.001.0×
prime health services33$519.73$588.20$1,439.352.8×
managed health network33$446.50$446.50$3,072.976.9×
la care health plan13$281.85$446.50$446.501.6×
kindred hospital la12$281.85$364.18$446.501.6×
axminster medical group12$446.50$558.13$669.751.5×

By hospital (top 200 by negotiated median, descending)

HospitalCitySTPayersGrossCashNeg minNeg medianNeg max
St. Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnardCA13$6,823.00$4,776.10$469.24$920.80$8,486.00
St. Johns Pleasant Valley HospitalCamarilloCA13$6,823.00$4,776.10$399.67$828.27$8,486.00
Sequoia HospitalRedwood CityCA15$9,870.00$6,909.00$392.33$828.27$8,113.14
Mercy General HospitalSacramentoCA13$7,800.00$5,460.00$399.67$749.43$7,800.00
Methodist Hospital Of SacramentoSacramentoCA13$7,800.00$5,460.00$399.67$723.40$7,800.00
St. Bernardine Medical CenterSan BernardinoCA15$6,867.00$4,806.90$368.12$711.41$5,630.94
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichaelCA14$7,800.00$5,460.00$399.67$686.70$6,450.60
Saint Francis Memorial HospitalSan FranciscoCA18$9,621.00$6,734.70$399.67$611.28$9,621.00
Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan BernardinoCA16$2,855.00$1,998.50$347.20$605.14$2,429.00
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfieldCA13$5,543.00$3,880.10$399.67$574.74$4,362.35
St. Marys Medical CenterSan FranciscoCA16$7,795.00$5,456.50$392.33$562.28$8,732.00
St. Mary Medical CenterApple ValleyCA13$4,510.00$3,157.00$399.67$550.30$4,027.89
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan DiegoCA10$3,240.00$810.00$347.00$519.45$1,211.76
Northridge Medical Center - RoscoeNorthridgeCA13$11,544$8,080.80$399.67$483.60$11,544
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewoodCA33$2,760.00$446.00$281.85$446.50$1,027.55
Encino HospitalEncinoCA27$4,404.50$446.00$281.85$446.50$1,027.55
Garden Grove Hospital Medical CenterGarden GroveCA19$5,670.53$446.00$281.85$446.50$692.08
Montclair Hospital Medical CenterMontclairCA24$1,785.65$446.00$281.85$446.50$1,027.55
Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington BeachCA16$5,670.53$446.00$281.85$446.50$669.75
Chino Valley Medical CenterChinoCA25$1,785.65$446.00$281.85$446.50$1,027.55
Sherman Oaks Hospital-HlthSherman OaksCA30$2,800.00$446.00$281.85$446.50$1,027.55
Woodland HealthcareWoodlandCA15$7,800.00$5,460.00$399.67$4,384.38$9,616.00
Mercy Medical Center MercedMercedCA12$14,882$10,417$399.67$3,845.70$14,882
Marian Medical CenterSanta MariaCA11$5,891.00$4,123.70$399.67$3,711.33$5,891.00
Pacifica Hospital Of The ValleySun ValleyCA13$2,969.00$2,969.00$285.00$365.00$2,969.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. ShastaMt. ShastaCA12$4,273.00$2,991.10$364.52$3,604.28$4,273.00
St Elizabeth Community HosptialRed BluffCA12$5,066.00$3,546.20$415.01$3,583.69$5,066.00
Grossmont HospitalLa MesaCA3$5,517.00$4,137.75$2,708.85$3,519.85$4,965.30
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula VistaCA12$5,517.00$4,137.75$1.95$3,519.85$5,406.66
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan DiegoCA7$5,517.00$4,137.75$1.00$3,365.37$4,965.30
San Antonio Regional HospitalUplandCA11$5,641.00$3,384.60$307.95$307.95$4,964.08
Mark Twain Medical CenterSan AndreasCA12$2,915.00$2,040.50$395.67$2,073.88$2,856.70
Central Valley Specialty HospitalModestoCA6$1,693.35$1,693.35$423.34$1,270.01$1,439.35
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass ValleyCA12$7,254.00$5,077.80$399.67$1,241.34$7,145.19
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Hlth CtGlendaleCA6$9,352.00$6,546.40$460.49$1,159.44$7,481.60
Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsomCA13$7,800.00$5,460.00$399.67$1,064.67$9,286.00
Tri-City Medical CenterOceansideCA0$3,751.00$2,250.60

Median is taken across all payer × plan combinations the hospital publishes. Cash and gross are the latest snapshot values. Range multiplier (max ÷ min) is a quick way to see which hospitals or payers vary the most.