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Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
Tehachapi, CA
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Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi’s median price of $33 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 1% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 15 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.45 | $11.88 | $6.18 – $19.00 |
| 2 | Kaiser kaiser medicare ip/op only percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.45 | $11.88 | $6.18 – $19.00 |
| 3 | Kaiser kaiser ip/op only- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.97 | $20.43 | $10.63 – $32.68 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.27 | $26.44 | $13.76 – $42.30 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $25.60 | $29.09 | $15.14 – $46.54 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $26.94 | $30.62 | $15.94 – $48.99 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $27.50 | $31.26 | $16.27 – $50.00 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient | $28.56 | $32.46 | $16.89 – $51.92 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs- all other plans case rate · outpatient | $31.73 | $36.06 | $18.77 – $57.69 |
| 10 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $55.00 | $48.78 | $32.54 – $58.80 |
| 11 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $55.00 | $48.78 | $32.54 – $58.80 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.96 | $48.82 | $25.41 – $78.10 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $55.00 | $62.51 | $32.54 – $100.00 |
| 14 | Oscar oscar health plan- all plans other · outpatient | $85.18 | $85.18 | $85.18 – $85.18 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $355.71 | $355.71 | $355.71 – $355.71 |
Last updated: May 21, 2026
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