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Nursery - Newborn - Level I

California rates for RC 0171

Nursery-Newborn-Level I

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nursery - Newborn - Level I cost?

$1,259

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $12,589.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $79 to $27,542
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$19,498.45
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
The Alliance
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$36,307.81

Where California sits

The same service costs 234.4 times more in Michigan than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 30th of 40

$1,259

MI $23,442SD $100

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.