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Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
Lexington, KY
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Baptist Healthcare System Inc’s median price of $180 is 107% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 75% 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: 11 payers, 24 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 | WellCare wellcare mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $38.46 | $35.06 | $18.87 – $44.47 |
| 2 | Anthem anthem blue access ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $36.44 | $36.44 | $36.44 – $36.44 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem blue pref hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $36.44 | $36.44 | $36.44 – $36.44 |
| 4 | Anthem anthem pathway hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $36.44 | $36.44 | $36.44 – $36.44 |
| 5 | Anthem anthem pathway hpn fee schedule · outpatient | $36.44 | $36.44 | $36.44 – $36.44 |
| 6 | Anthem anthem trad - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $36.44 | $36.44 | $36.44 – $36.44 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna better hlth mcaid fee schedule · outpatient | $61.81 | $61.81 | $61.81 – $61.81 |
| 8 | Humana humana mcaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $61.81 | $61.81 | $61.81 – $61.81 |
| 9 | Molina molina mcaid - all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $61.81 | $61.81 | $61.81 – $61.81 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcaid fee schedule · outpatient | $61.81 | $61.81 | $61.81 – $61.81 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc old business fee schedule · outpatient | $80.15 | $80.15 | $80.15 – $80.15 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna comm - all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $81.68 | $81.68 | $81.68 – $81.68 |
| 13 | Anthem anthem bhs1 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $105.24 | $95.95 | $51.65 – $121.69 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna new bus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $176.46 | $160.90 | $86.61 – $204.06 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc new business - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $227.30 | $207.26 | $111.57 – $262.86 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna comm - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $232.86 | $212.33 | $114.30 – $269.28 |
| 17 | Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $333.27 | $303.88 | $163.58 – $385.39 |
| 18 | MultiPlan multiplan-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $337.54 | $307.77 | $165.68 – $390.33 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna mcr adv other · outpatient | $427.26 | $389.58 | $209.72 – $494.09 |
| 20 | Anthem anthem mcr adv other · outpatient | $429.40 | $391.53 | $210.77 – $496.56 |
| 21 | Humana humana mcr adv - all other plans other · outpatient | $457.17 | $416.86 | $224.40 – $528.68 |
| 22 | Caresource caresource-all plans other · outpatient | $854.52 | $779.17 | $419.44 – $988.18 |
| 23 | Ambetter ambetter/wcare direct ind - all plans other · outpatient | $868.62 | $792.02 | $426.36 – $1,004 |
| 24 | Ambetter ambetter/wcare ind mrkt other · outpatient | $868.62 | $792.02 | $426.36 – $1,004 |
Last updated: Sep 28, 2026
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