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Facility: Valley Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 82150 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 82150
- Insurance Median: $15
- Cash Discount Price: Unavailable
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 2.31x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $6.48 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 231% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 131%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Health Net | $4 - $255 | 62% |
| Allcare Ipa | $5 - $14 | 77% |
| Central Valley Medical Providers Ipa | $5 - $195 | 77% |
| Dignity Health Central Coast | $5 - $193 | 77% |
| United Physicians Network Ipa | $5 - $14 | 77% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $6 - $64 | 93% |
| Community Health | $6 - $214 | 93% |
| Health Plan Of San Joaquin | $6 - $234 | 93% |
| Physicians Choice Medical Group | $6 - $218 | 93% |
| Stanislaus Partners In Health | $6 - $214 | 93% |
| Aetna | $7 - $261 | 108% |
| Blue Shield | $7 - $296 | 108% |
| Dignity (Formerly Managed Care Systems) | $7 - $246 | 108% |
| Fowler Packing | $7 - $242 | 108% |
| Kaiser | $7 - $254 | 108% |
| Kern Legacy | $7 - $254 | 108% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $7 - $161 | 108% |
| Bakersfield Family Medical Group | $8 - $292 | 123% |
| First Health Formerly Coventry | $8 - $289 | 123% |
| Network By Design | $8 - $302 | 123% |
| Community Care Health Plan | $9 - $312 | 139% |
| Health Smart | $9 - $312 | 139% |
| Key Medical Ipa | $9 - $312 | 139% |
| Sutter Health | $9 - $332 | 139% |
| Multiplan | $10 - $373 | 154% |
| Central California Alliance For Health | $13 | 201% |
| Dignity Ipa_Formerly Img | $13 | 201% |
| La Salle Ipa | $13 | 201% |
| Sante Ipa | $13 | 201% |
| Community Care Ipa | $14 | 216% |
| Sequoia Health Ipa | $14 | 216% |
| Univseral Healthcare Ipa | $14 | 216% |
| Adventist | $16 | 247% |
| Cencal Health | $18 | 278% |
| Kern Family Health Care | $18 | 278% |