RC 312

Histology laboratory tissue examination at Lancaster General Health

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HC SPECIAL STAIN GRP II REF LAB

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $154 is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($167), higher than 42% of the 1,641 hospitals reporting RC 312. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 312 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	$41	$44	$24	55%	—	$15 – $101
2	Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$44	$24	55%	—	$15 – $101
3	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$43	$49	$27	56%	—	$20 – $112
4	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$45	$49	$27	55%	—	$17 – $111
5	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$52	$58	$33	56%	—	$24 – $135
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$63	$21	33%	—	$31 – $85
7	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$59	$67	$37	56%	1–10	$27 – $155
8	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$74	$83	$47	56%	—	$34 – $193
9	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$89	$101	$56	56%	12	$41 – $234
10	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$113	$108	$28	26%	—	$52 – $156
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$103	$114	$31	27%	—	$87 – $188
12	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$161	$90	56%	—	$66 – $371
13	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$178	$99	56%	—	$73 – $412
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$160	$181	$101	56%	—	$74 – $418
15	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$160	$181	$101	56%	—	$74 – $418
16	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$171	$182	$75	41%	—	$134 – $361
17	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$173	$184	$76	41%	—	$135 – $364
18	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$173	$184	$76	41%	—	$135 – $364
19	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$175	$186	$76	41%	—	$137 – $368
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$176	$187	$77	41%	—	$137 – $370
21	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$177	$188	$77	41%	—	$138 – $371
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$177	$188	$77	41%	—	$138 – $371
23	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$178	$190	$78	41%	—	$139 – $375
24	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$182	$193	$79	41%	—	$142 – $382
25	Aetna aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$188	$213	$119	56%	—	$87 – $492

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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