RC 312
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
PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY
Dunn, NC
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Betsy Johnson Hospital’s median price of $86 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($167), higher than 15% of the 1,641 hospitals reporting RC 312. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 11 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 commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $72 | $72 | — | — | 1–10 | $72 – $72 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · other · outpatient | $86 | $86 | — | — | — | $86 – $86 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $52 | $173 | $224 | 129% | — | $11 – $798 |
| 4 | Optum optum veterans affairs community care network facility · other · outpatient | $52 | $173 | $224 | 129% | — | $11 – $798 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $52 | $173 | $224 | 129% | — | $11 – $798 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $53 | $177 | $229 | 129% | — | $11 – $814 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare compass facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $146 | $188 | $139 | 74% | 7–70 | $47 – $438 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129 | $198 | $193 | 98% | 16–160 | $9 – $708 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $169 | $252 | $235 | 93% | 198–297 | $43 – $991 |
| 10 | Ambetter commercial facility · other · outpatient | $77 | $260 | $336 | 129% | — | $17 – $1.2k |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · other · outpatient | $129 | $433 | $561 | 129% | — | $28 – $2.0k |
Last updated: Apr 7, 2026
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