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H LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM
Chicago, IL
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago’s median price of $560 is 545% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 97% 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: 10 payers, 42 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 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare navigate other · outpatient | $94.00 | $94.00 | $94.00 – $94.00 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare other · outpatient | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 – $100.00 |
| 3 | Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $119.00 | $119.00 | $119.00 – $119.00 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $294.00 | $294.00 | $294.00 – $294.00 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $294.00 | $294.00 | $294.00 – $294.00 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $303.10 | $303.10 | $303.10 – $303.10 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $319.20 | $319.20 | $319.20 – $319.20 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 – $350.00 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 – $350.00 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $371.00 | $371.00 | $371.00 – $371.00 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $371.00 | $371.00 | $371.00 – $371.00 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unified physicians network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $392.00 | $392.00 | $392.00 – $392.00 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $403.20 | $403.20 | $403.20 – $403.20 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $403.20 | $403.20 | $403.20 – $403.20 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $420.00 | $420.00 | $420.00 – $420.00 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420.00 | $420.00 | $420.00 – $420.00 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $420.00 | $420.00 | $420.00 – $420.00 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420.00 | $420.00 | $420.00 – $420.00 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $455.00 | $455.00 | $455.00 – $455.00 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $455.00 | $455.00 | $455.00 – $455.00 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $490.00 | $490.00 | $490.00 – $490.00 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $490.00 | $490.00 | $490.00 – $490.00 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $490.00 | $490.00 | $490.00 – $490.00 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $490.00 | $490.00 | $490.00 – $490.00 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $497.00 | $497.00 | $497.00 – $497.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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