Pathologist examination of tissue sample at Lancaster General Health

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HC SURG PATH-GROSS MICRO I

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $42 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($57), higher than 31% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 88302. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88302 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	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
2	Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
4	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
5	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$24	$24	—	—	1–10	$24 – $24
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
7	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$27	$27	—	—	1–10	$27 – $27
8	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
9	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
10	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
11	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
12	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
13	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
15	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
17	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
18	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
19	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	27	$41 – $41
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
21	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
23	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$74	$74	—	—	—	$74 – $74
25	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$74	$74	—	—	—	$74 – $74

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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