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
CYTOLOGY 2
Pendleton, OR
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Commonspirit Oregon’s median price of $36 is 31% below the median hospital's median price ($52), higher than 27% of the 1,909 hospitals reporting CPT 88161. 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, 8 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 | Cigna commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 3 | Regence commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 4 | Regence commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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