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 LAB SURG/PATH-LEVEL IV
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $190 is 119% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 78% 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: 10 payers, 37 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|transplant case rate · outpatient | $53.52 | $53.52 | $53.52 – $53.52 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $53.52 | $53.52 | $53.52 – $53.52 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $53.52 | $53.52 | $53.52 – $53.52 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $53.52 | $53.52 | $53.52 – $53.52 |
| 5 | Humana medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $53.52 | $53.52 | $53.52 – $53.52 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo case rate · outpatient | $54.06 | $54.06 | $54.06 – $54.06 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $54.59 | $54.59 | $54.59 – $54.59 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $54.59 | $54.59 | $54.59 – $54.59 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $59.36 | $59.36 | $59.36 – $59.36 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter fee schedule · outpatient | $67.05 | $67.05 | $67.05 – $67.05 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $67.05 | $67.05 | $67.05 – $67.05 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $67.05 | $67.05 | $67.05 – $67.05 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $67.05 | $67.05 | $67.05 – $67.05 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $68.76 | $68.76 | $68.76 – $68.76 |
| 15 | Superior Healthplan commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $80.28 | $80.28 | $80.28 – $80.28 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $82.42 | $82.42 | $82.42 – $82.42 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial|surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $82.52 | $82.52 | $82.52 – $82.52 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $88.10 | $88.10 | $88.10 – $88.10 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $91.06 | $91.06 | $91.06 – $91.06 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $124.48 | $124.48 | $124.48 – $124.48 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier fee schedule · outpatient | $142.97 | $142.97 | $142.97 – $142.97 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo trad fee schedule · outpatient | $189.96 | $189.96 | $189.96 – $189.96 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $197.39 | $197.39 | $197.39 – $197.39 |
| 24 | Optum medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $314.82 | $314.82 | $314.82 – $314.82 |
| 25 | Optum medicaid|star fee schedule · outpatient | $421.86 | $421.86 | $421.86 – $421.86 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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