Lab test to identify organism by DNA probe at Lancaster General Health

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HC RT - FUNGAL ID BY NUCLEIC ACID PROBE

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $42 is 49% above the median hospital's median price ($28), higher than 68% of the 2,130 hospitals reporting CPT 87149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87149 at Lancaster General Health

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	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
2	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
3	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
4	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
5	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
7	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
9	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
10	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
11	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$22	$22	—	—	—	$22 – $22
12	Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$22	$22	—	—	—	$22 – $22
13	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
14	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$32	$28	$7	24%	—	$18 – $33
15	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$39	$33	$8	24%	—	$22 – $40
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
17	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$44	$38	$9	24%	—	$25 – $46
18	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
20	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$55	$48	$12	24%	—	$31 – $57
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
22	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$67	$58	$14	24%	—	$38 – $69
23	Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$88	$85	$4	4%	—	$80 – $88
24	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$92	$22	24%	—	$60 – $109
25	Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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