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BCE C-REATIVE PROTEIN
Charleston, WV
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Charleston Area Medical Center’s median price of $13 is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 57% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 86140. 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, 14 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 Better Health chip percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.66 | $4.66 | $4.66 – $4.66 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · both | $4.89 | $4.89 | $4.89 – $4.89 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.34 | $5.34 | $5.34 – $5.34 |
| 6 | Caresource commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.95 | $12.95 | $12.95 – $12.95 |
| 7 | Tricare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $77.40 | $79.60 | $77.40 – $84.00 |
| 8 | Highmark ppo aca percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $103.88 | $106.83 | $103.88 – $112.74 |
| 9 | Highmark ppo/pos percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $117.64 | $120.98 | $117.64 – $127.67 |
| 10 | Highmark traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $117.64 | $120.98 | $117.64 – $127.67 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $119.97 | $123.38 | $119.97 – $130.20 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $126.42 | $130.01 | $126.42 – $137.20 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $126.42 | $130.01 | $126.42 – $137.20 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $126.42 | $130.01 | $126.42 – $137.20 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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