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
HC RT-METHAQUALONE QUANT
Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $49 is 23% above the median hospital's median price ($40), higher than 58% of the 2,547 hospitals reporting CPT 82542. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 35 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 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $19 | — | — | — | $19 – $19 |
| 2 | Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $19 | — | — | — | $19 – $19 |
| 3 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 5 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 6 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | 1–10 | $24 – $24 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 12 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 13 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34 | $34 | — | — | — | $34 – $34 |
| 15 | Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient | $30 | $44 | $30 | 70% | — | $28 – $132 |
| 16 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $48 | $48 | — | — | — | $48 – $48 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 19 | Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient | $36 | $52 | $37 | 70% | — | $34 – $159 |
| 20 | Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient | $41 | $60 | $42 | 70% | 1–10 | $39 – $183 |
| 21 | Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient | $51 | $75 | $52 | 70% | — | $49 – $227 |
| 22 | Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient | $62 | $91 | $63 | 70% | 2–20 | $59 – $276 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $105 | $105 | — | — | — | $105 – $105 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $121 | $121 | — | — | — | $121 – $121 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $99 | $144 | $101 | 70% | — | $94 – $438 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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