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
HC - ASSAY OF LACTATE
Berlin, VT
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Central Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $107 is 376% above the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 88% of the 2,623 hospitals reporting CPT 83605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 6 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111.09 | $111.09 | $111.09 – $111.09 |
| 4 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $115.91 | $115.91 | $115.91 – $115.91 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $116.76 | $116.76 | $116.76 – $116.76 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128.77 | $128.77 | $128.77 – $128.77 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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