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Original text from hospital filings
ACCESSION TISSUE GROSS & MICRO EXAM PREP & TRANSMISSION WRITTEN
Hackensack, NJ
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation’s median price of $89 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($113), higher than 40% of the 248 hospitals reporting HCPCS D0473. 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, 12 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 | Clover medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 2 | Optum managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 3 | Aetna managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $30 | $30 | — | — | — | $30 – $30 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $72 | $72 | — | — | — | $72 – $72 |
| 6 | Cigna bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $80 | $80 | — | — | — | $80 – $80 |
| 7 | MultiPlan all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $85 | $85 | — | — | — | $85 – $85 |
| 8 | Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $91 | $91 | — | — | — | $91 – $91 |
| 10 | Aetna asa facility · case rate · outpatient | $18.7k | $18.7k | — | — | — | $18.7k – $18.7k |
| 11 | Aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $18.7k | $18.7k | — | — | — | $18.7k – $18.7k |
| 12 | Aetna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $18.7k | $18.7k | — | — | — | $18.7k – $18.7k |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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