Respiratory infection test for COVID-19 and other pathogens at Lancaster General Health

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HC RESPIRATORY PATHOGEN PANEL 2

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $594 is 38% above the median hospital's median price ($429), higher than 82% of the 1,362 hospitals reporting CPT 0225U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 0225U at Lancaster General Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 33 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	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$226	$226	—	—	1–10	$226 – $226
2	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$272	$272	—	—	1–10	$272 – $272
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$280	$280	—	—	—	$280 – $280
4	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$313	$313	—	—	22	$313 – $313
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$325	$325	—	—	—	$325 – $325
6	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$348	$348	—	—	—	$348 – $348
7	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$389	$389	—	—	—	$389 – $389
8	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$413	$413	—	—	—	$413 – $413
9	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$417	$417	—	—	—	$417 – $417
10	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$417	$417	—	—	—	$417 – $417
11	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$421	$421	—	—	1–10	$421 – $421
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
13	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
15	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
16	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
17	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$472	$472	—	—	98	$472 – $472
18	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$750	$750	—	—	—	$750 – $750
19	Cigna cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$803	$803	—	—	—	$803 – $803
20	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$813	$813	—	—	—	$813 – $813
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · other · outpatient	$828	$828	—	—	1–10	$828 – $828
22	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$831	$831	—	—	—	$831 – $831
23	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$834	$834	—	—	—	$834 – $834
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$844	$844	—	—	—	$844 – $844
25	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$844	$844	—	—	—	$844 – $844

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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