RC 983
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
Fine Needle Aspiration Bx W/US Gdn 1st Lesion
Northampton, MA
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Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s median price of $777 is 418% above the median hospital's median price ($150), higher than 93% of the 351 hospitals reporting RC 983. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 9 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 hb cdh aetna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $246 | $246 | — | — | 1–10 | $246 – $246 |
| 2 | Cigna hb cdh cigna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $283 | $283 | $57 | 20% | 23–32 | $225 – $340 |
| 3 | Aetna hb cdh aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $379 | $379 | $53 | 14% | 2–20 | $326 – $432 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare hb cdh united percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $464 | $464 | — | — | 1–10 | $464 – $464 |
| 5 | Humana hb cdh medicare other · both | $777 | $777 | — | — | 1–10 | $777 – $777 |
| 6 | Aetna hb cdh medicare other · both | $806 | $806 | $29 | 4% | 2–20 | $777 – $835 |
| 7 | Medicare hb cdh medicare other · both | $800 | $891 | $467 | 52% | 187–214 | $289 – $1.8k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hb cdh medicare other · both | $822 | $914 | $508 | 56% | 5–50 | $289 – $1.8k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hb cdh medicare other · both | $835 | $1.2k | $490 | 43% | 29–38 | $777 – $1.8k |
Last updated: Mar 27, 2026
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