Bacteria antibody test at Lancaster General Health

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Original text from hospital filings

HC RT-ANTIBODY BACTERIUM EACH

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $36 is 89% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 73% of the 2,195 hospitals reporting CPT 86609. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 86609 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	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
2	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
3	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
4	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
6	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
8	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
10	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
11	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
12	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
13	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
14	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
15	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
16	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$31	$31	—	—	—	$31 – $31
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
19	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
20	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	1–10	$43 – $43
21	Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$56	$56	—	—	—	$56 – $56
22	Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
23	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
24	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$76	$76	—	—	—	$76 – $76
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$77	$77	—	—	—	$77 – $77

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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