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Tissue exam by pathologist
Butler, PA
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Butler Healthcare Providers_ DBA Butler Memorial Hospital’s median price of $138 is 59% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 67% 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: 9 payers, 28 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 | Medicaid traditional medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 – $34.00 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare mcd advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 – $34.00 |
| 3 | Aetna mcd advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $39.10 | $39.10 | $39.10 – $39.10 |
| 4 | Tricare tricare facility · case rate · outpatient | $51.40 | $51.40 | $51.40 – $51.40 |
| 5 | Highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.61 | $51.61 | $51.61 – $51.61 |
| 6 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.61 | $51.61 | $51.61 – $51.61 |
| 7 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.61 | $51.61 | $51.61 – $51.61 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $51.92 | $51.92 | $51.40 – $52.43 |
| 9 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $52.94 | $52.94 | $52.94 – $52.94 |
| 10 | Humana mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $53.46 | $53.46 | $53.46 – $53.46 |
| 11 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $54.48 | $54.48 | $54.48 – $54.48 |
| 12 | Aetna auto network facility · case rate · outpatient | $56.54 | $56.54 | $56.54 – $56.54 |
| 13 | Highmark chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $64.58 | $64.58 | $64.58 – $64.58 |
| 14 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $85.42 | $85.42 | $50.37 – $120.47 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $106.30 | $94.16 | $67.75 – $108.42 |
| 16 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $110.40 | $110.40 | $110.40 – $110.40 |
| 17 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $110.40 | $110.40 | $110.40 – $110.40 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $117.44 | $117.44 | $117.44 – $117.44 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $118.22 | $118.22 | $118.22 – $118.22 |
| 20 | Aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $118.22 | $118.22 | $118.22 – $118.22 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $131.82 | $131.82 | $131.82 – $131.82 |
| 22 | Aetna rental network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $137.58 | $137.58 | $137.58 – $137.58 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $138.00 | $138.00 | $138.00 – $138.00 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $138.00 | $138.00 | $138.00 – $138.00 |
| 25 | Aetna rental network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $179.40 | $179.40 | $179.40 – $179.40 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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