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
HC NFCT DS RNA 3 TARGETS UPPER RESPIRATORY SPECIMEN
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $141 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($147), higher than 17% of the 1,095 hospitals reporting CPT 0240U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 12 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 managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $64.42 | $64.42 | $62.52 – $66.32 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual plan facility · case rate · outpatient | $75.02 | $75.02 | $75.02 – $75.02 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60.06 | $77.92 | $33.42 – $140.28 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans 1_2 facility · case rate · outpatient | $140.67 | $140.67 | $140.67 – $140.67 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans 3_4 facility · case rate · outpatient | $140.67 | $140.67 | $140.67 – $140.67 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157.30 | $204.07 | $87.52 – $367.40 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield indemnity_ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157.30 | $204.07 | $87.52 – $367.40 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157.30 | $204.07 | $87.52 – $367.40 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $286.00 | $259.15 | $159.12 – $332.33 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $214.50 | $278.28 | $119.34 – $501.00 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $228.80 | $296.83 | $127.30 – $534.40 |
| 12 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $243.10 | $315.38 | $135.25 – $567.80 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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