Surgical pathology tissue examination, level VI at Lancaster General Health

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC SURG PATH-GROSS & MICRO VI

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $818 is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 57% of the 2,448 hospitals reporting CPT 88309. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88309 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	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
2	Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$192	$192	—	—	—	$192 – $192
5	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$213	$213	$23	11%	—	$190 – $236
6	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$256	$256	$28	11%	2–20	$228 – $284
7	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$294	$294	$32	11%	2–20	$262 – $326
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$303	$303	—	—	—	$303 – $303
9	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$366	$366	$40	11%	—	$326 – $405
10	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$444	$444	$48	11%	2–20	$396 – $492
11	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$560	$560	$61	11%	—	$500 – $621
12	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$705	$705	$76	11%	—	$629 – $781
13	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$781	$781	$85	11%	—	$697 – $866
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$794	$794	$86	11%	—	$708 – $880
15	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$794	$794	$86	11%	—	$708 – $880
16	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$810	$810	—	—	—	$810 – $810
17	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$818	$818	—	—	—	$818 – $818
18	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$818	$818	—	—	—	$818 – $818
19	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$827	$827	—	—	—	$827 – $827
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$831	$831	—	—	—	$831 – $831
21	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$835	$835	—	—	—	$835 – $835
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$835	$835	—	—	—	$835 – $835
23	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$843	$843	—	—	—	$843 – $843
24	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$859	$859	—	—	—	$859 – $859
25	Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$934	$934	$101	11%	—	$833 – $1.0k

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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