Herpes simplex virus DNA test at Lancaster General Health

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HC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $86 is 53% above the median hospital's median price ($56), higher than 67% of the 2,601 hospitals reporting CPT 87529. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87529 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	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
2	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
3	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
4	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
6	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	2–20	$35 – $35
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
8	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
10	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
11	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
12	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$56	$47	$13	27%	—	$31 – $58
13	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$68	$56	$15	27%	2–20	$37 – $70
14	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$78	$65	$17	27%	2–20	$42 – $80
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
16	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
18	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$97	$80	$21	27%	—	$53 – $100
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
20	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$117	$98	$26	27%	3–30	$64 – $121
21	Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$153	$148	$9	6%	—	$134 – $153
22	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$186	$155	$41	27%	—	$101 – $192
23	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$172	$46	27%	—	$112 – $213
24	Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$210	$174	$47	27%	—	$114 – $216

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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