Children's Hospital of Orange County prices
Children's Hospital of Orange County in Orange, CA publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Children's Hospital of Orange County publishes for common services
ER visit, level 3 (moderate): listed at $195 to $1,396. Insurers pay a median of $83.16, across 25 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "ED LEVEL 1 (MIN/RECHECK)" | $68.00 to $446 | $68.00 to $446 | $25.04$25.04 to $446, 25 insurers |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "ED LEVEL 2 (BRIEF VISIT)" | $129 to $772 | $129 to $772 | $45.46$24.38 to $772, 25 insurers |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "ED LEVEL 3 (INTERMEDIATE VISIT)" | $195 to $1,396 | $195 to $1,396 | $83.16$44.60 to $1,396, 25 insurers |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "ED LEVEL 4 (INTENSIVE VISIT)" | $364 to $2,691 | $364 to $2,691 | $127$68.35 to $2,691, 25 insurers |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "ED LEVEL 5 (CRITICAL VISIT)" | $534 to $4,922 | $534 to $4,922 | $202$108 to $4,922, 25 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "E&M EST PT 15-25 MIN" | $432 to $607 | $432 to $607 | $35.11$24.00 to $607, 23 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "E&M EST PT 25 MIN MODERATE" | $342 to $1,145 | $342 to $1,145 | $54.86$37.50 to $1,145, 23 insurers |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "VENIPUNCTURE" | $18.00 | $18.00 | $10.23$5.70 to $10.23, 12 insurers |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "CMP" | $927 | $927 | $13.73$9.19 to $126, 29 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "BMP" | $739 | $739 | $11.00$7.27 to $101, 29 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "Auto Diff Perf" | $248 to $410 | $248 to $410 | $10.10$6.75 to $92.93, 29 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "Lipid Battery" | $410 | $410 | $17.41$11.54 to $160, 29 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL" | $656 to $702 | $656 to $702 | $10.62$6.38 to $97.62, 29 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "XR Ankle Complete Minimum 3 Views Lt" | $770 | $770 | $51.84$25.14 to $355, 29 insurers |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "CT Abdomen Pelvis W/O Contrast" | $6,867 to $7,395 | $6,867 to $7,395 | $253$174 to $1,371, 29 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "CT CHEST W CON-W PET" | $4,362 to $8,551 | $4,362 to $8,551 | $409$282 to $2,617, 29 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "CT Abdomen Pelvis W/O + W Contrast" | $8,507 to $9,161 | $8,507 to $9,161 | $449$319 to $3,459, 29 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "PITUITARY" | $3,964 to $5,914 | $3,964 to $5,914 | $731$190 to $1,806, 28 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "MR Brain Stem W/O + W Contrast" | $7,513 to $10,135 | $7,513 to $10,135 | $1,367$311 to $3,376, 28 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "MR Pelvis W/O Contrast" | $5,287 to $6,306 | $5,287 to $6,306 | $307$226 to $1,496, 28 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "MR Pelvis W/O + W Contrast" | $6,068 to $6,818 | $6,068 to $6,818 | $449$333 to $3,316, 28 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "Echo (TransThoracic) Complete Doppler and Color" | $5,597 to $5,990 | $5,597 to $5,990 | $312$146 to $1,082, 26 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "ECHO NONCONGEN COMP PED/ADULT" | $3,169 | $3,169 | $269$107 to $653, 26 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "Patient Treatments CVICU:EKG (12 Lead)" | $529 | $529 | $23.52$7.18 to $75.87, 26 insurers |
Source: Children's Hospital of Orange County's standard charges file, which the hospital dated March 19, 2026. Read on September 28, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Children's Hospital of Orange County to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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