Contrast dye injection to check abscess or cyst drain at Lancaster General Health

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HC S-PERCU DRNG CATH CONTRAST INJ

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $461 is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($539), higher than 46% of the 1,947 hospitals reporting CPT 49424. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49424 at Lancaster General Health

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	$31	$31	—	—	—	$31 – $31
2	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
3	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$132	$132	$4	3%	—	$128 – $137
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$134	$134	$5	3%	—	$129 – $138
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$183	$183	$6	3%	—	$177 – $190
6	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$224	$224	$8	3%	—	$217 – $232
7	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$272	$272	$9	3%	—	$263 – $281
8	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$275	$275	$9	3%	—	$266 – $284
9	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$327	$327	$11	3%	—	$316 – $338
10	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$375	$375	$13	3%	—	$363 – $388
11	Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$380	$380	$13	3%	—	$367 – $393
12	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$423	$423	$14	3%	—	$409 – $438
13	Cigna cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$453	$453	$15	3%	—	$438 – $469
14	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$467	$467	$16	3%	—	$451 – $483
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · other · outpatient	$468	$468	$16	3%	—	$452 – $484
16	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$469	$469	$16	3%	—	$453 – $485
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$477	$477	$16	3%	—	$461 – $493
18	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$477	$477	$16	3%	—	$461 – $493
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$477	$477	$16	3%	—	$461 – $493
20	Highmark highmark aca facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	$19	3%	—	$542 – $580
21	Highmark highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	$19	3%	—	$542 – $580
22	Highmark highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	$19	3%	—	$542 – $580
23	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	$19	3%	—	$542 – $580
24	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	$19	3%	—	$542 – $580
25	Magellan magellan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$561	$561	$19	3%	—	$542 – $580

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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