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
SPECIMEN COLLECT COVID-19
Schenectady, NY
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Ellis Hospital’s median price of $61 is 68% above the median hospital's median price ($36), higher than 76% of the 557 hospitals reporting HCPCS C9803. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 5 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 united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61 | $61 | — | — | — | $61 – $61 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 5 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $73 | $73 | — | — | — | $73 – $73 |
Last updated: Jun 25, 2026
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