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
CYTOPATH, FINE NEELE ASP
Clovis, CA
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Clovis Community Medical Center’s median price of $28 is 83% below the median hospital's median price ($166), higher than 3% of the 2,278 hospitals reporting CPT 88172. 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, 30 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 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 3 | Cigna hmo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmopos facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epoppo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 6 | Cigna ppo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmoppo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange hmo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 9 | Humana choice care ppo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 10 | MultiPlan ppo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 11 | Phcs commercial facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medi-cal facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $28 | $28 | — | — | — | $28 – $28 |
| 13 | Molina managed medi-cal facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $28 | $28 | — | — | — | $28 – $28 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 15 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 16 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
| 17 | Aetna hmoposppo facility · fee schedule · inpatient | $80 | $80 | — | — | — | $80 – $80 |
| 18 | Aetna hmoposppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $80 | $80 | — | — | — | $80 – $80 |
| 19 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · inpatient | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 20 | Aetna medicare hmo for chp facility · case rate · inpatient | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 21 | Aetna ppo facility · case rate · inpatient | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · inpatient | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 23 | Cigna access (pffs) facility · case rate · inpatient | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 24 | Cigna healthspring facility · case rate · inpatient | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 25 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · inpatient | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
Last updated: Sep 11, 2026
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