Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
LABORATORY ACCESSION OF TRANSEPITHELIAL CYTOLOGIC SAMPLE, MICROS
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Low
$63
Average
$178
Median
$75
High
$395
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Reflects a negotiated percentage of total billed charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH | $406 | $395 | $18 | 5% | — | $352 – $406 |
| 2 | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH | $65 | $63 | $16 | 26% | — | $25 – $100 |
| 3 | Chambers Health Anahuac, TX | $78 | $75 | $14 | 19% | — | $54 – $88 |
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