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CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $66 is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 33% 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, 65 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.14 | $29.22 | $28.14 – $38.97 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.48 | $30.48 | $30.48 – $30.48 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.31 | $37.33 | $28.31 – $55.36 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.31 | $37.33 | $28.31 – $55.36 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.17 | $38.46 | $29.17 – $57.04 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.17 | $38.46 | $29.17 – $57.04 |
| 7 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.17 | $40.09 | $29.17 – $61.94 |
| 8 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.17 | $40.09 | $29.17 – $61.94 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $32.09 | $42.31 | $32.09 – $62.74 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $32.09 | $42.31 | $32.09 – $62.74 |
| 11 | Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.24 | $34.32 – $67.09 |
| 12 | Tricare all products_physician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.24 | $34.32 – $67.09 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.25 | $34.32 – $67.10 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.25 | $34.32 – $67.10 |
| 15 | Highmark medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.25 | $34.32 – $67.10 |
| 16 | Highmark medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.25 | $34.32 – $67.10 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.25 | $34.32 – $67.10 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.32 | $45.25 | $34.32 – $67.10 |
| 19 | Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.69 | $47.05 | $35.69 – $69.78 |
| 20 | Aetna medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.69 | $47.05 | $35.69 – $69.78 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.99 | $47.15 | $35.99 – $69.47 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.99 | $47.15 | $35.99 – $69.47 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.75 | $49.77 | $37.75 – $73.81 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.75 | $49.77 | $37.75 – $73.81 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare all products_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $45.70 | $56.85 | $45.70 – $79.16 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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