RC 306
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 - CULTURE, AFB, DEFINITIVE ID
Plattsburgh, NY
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $24 is 55% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 6% of the 1,799 hospitals reporting RC 306. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 13 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 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.57 | $16.90 | $4.04 – $40.50 |
| 2 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.63 | $16.98 | $4.06 – $40.70 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.30 | $17.88 | $4.27 – $42.84 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.30 | $17.88 | $4.27 – $42.84 |
| 5 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.30 | $17.88 | $4.27 – $42.84 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.30 | $17.88 | $4.27 – $42.84 |
| 7 | Highmark ind/fep facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.40 | $22.04 | $5.27 – $52.82 |
| 8 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.40 | $22.04 | $5.27 – $52.82 |
| 9 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.62 | $25.03 | $5.98 – $59.98 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.28 | $28.60 | $6.83 – $68.54 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $149.63 | $175.80 | $47.85 – $448.21 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $169.39 | $199.02 | $54.17 – $507.39 |
| 13 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $210.90 | $247.79 | $67.45 – $631.75 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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