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.
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HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination
West Des Moines, IA
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp’s median price of $53 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 14% 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: 17 payers, 21 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 aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $49.33 | $49.33 | $49.33 – $49.33 |
| 2 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both | $49.67 | $49.67 | $49.67 – $49.67 |
| 3 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · both | $49.82 | $49.82 | $49.82 – $49.82 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $50.14 | $50.14 | $50.14 – $50.14 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $50.31 | $50.31 | $50.31 – $50.31 |
| 6 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 8 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 9 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 10 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 11 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 12 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 13 | Wellmark wellmark hmo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 14 | Wellmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 15 | Oscar oscar facility · other · both | $71.52 | $71.52 | $71.52 – $71.52 |
| 16 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · both | $84.56 | $84.56 | $84.56 – $84.56 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $195.01 | $195.01 | $195.01 – $195.01 |
| 18 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $195.01 | $195.01 | $195.01 – $195.01 |
| 19 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $195.01 | $195.01 | $195.01 – $195.01 |
| 20 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $337.20 | $337.20 | $337.20 – $337.20 |
| 21 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $365.30 | $365.30 | $365.30 – $365.30 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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