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.
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HC S-PERCU PORTAL VEIN CATH-RAD
Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $3.3k is 99% above the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 81% of the 1,712 hospitals reporting CPT 36481. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 28 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 | Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $339 | $339 | — | — | — | $339 – $339 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $373 | $373 | — | — | — | $373 – $373 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $854 | $854 | — | — | — | $854 – $854 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $959 | $959 | $32 | 3% | — | $927 – $991 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $967 | $967 | $33 | 3% | — | $934 – $1000 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | $45 | 3% | — | $1.3k – $1.4k |
| 7 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | $55 | 3% | — | $1.6k – $1.7k |
| 8 | Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | $67 | 3% | — | $1.9k – $2.0k |
| 9 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | $67 | 3% | — | $1.9k – $2.1k |
| 10 | Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | $80 | 3% | — | $2.3k – $2.4k |
| 11 | Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $92 | 3% | — | $2.6k – $2.8k |
| 12 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | $93 | 3% | — | $2.7k – $2.8k |
| 13 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | $104 | 3% | — | $3.0k – $3.2k |
| 14 | Cigna cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.3k | $3.3k | $111 | 3% | — | $3.2k – $3.4k |
| 15 | Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | $114 | 3% | — | $3.3k – $3.5k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · other · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | $115 | 3% | — | $3.3k – $3.5k |
| 17 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.4k | $3.4k | $115 | 3% | — | $3.3k – $3.5k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | $117 | 3% | — | $3.3k – $3.6k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | $117 | 3% | — | $3.3k – $3.6k |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | $117 | 3% | — | $3.3k – $3.6k |
| 21 | Highmark highmark aca facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | $138 | 3% | — | $3.9k – $4.2k |
| 22 | Highmark highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | $138 | 3% | — | $3.9k – $4.2k |
| 23 | Highmark highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | $138 | 3% | — | $3.9k – $4.2k |
| 24 | Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | $138 | 3% | — | $3.9k – $4.2k |
| 25 | Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | $138 | 3% | — | $3.9k – $4.2k |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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