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Pretreatment of serum for use in red blood cell antibody analysis and measurement, by differential red cell absorption
Albuquerque, NM
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Lovelace Health System, LLC’s median price of $473 is 527% above the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 99% of the 2,192 hospitals reporting CPT 86978. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 6 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 | Magellan magellan behavioral commercial [289500] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $263.00 | $263.00 | $263.00 – $263.00 |
| 2 | Aetna coventry healthcare [101502] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $473.40 | $473.40 | $473.40 – $473.40 |
| 3 | First Health qualchoice [137513] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $473.40 | $473.40 | $473.40 – $473.40 |
| 4 | Kaiser kaiser foundation health plan [156001] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $473.40 | $473.40 | $473.40 – $473.40 |
| 5 | MultiPlan ihc hs [168011] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $473.40 | $473.40 | $473.40 – $473.40 |
| 6 | Phcs group health cooperative scw [178012] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $473.40 | $473.40 | $473.40 – $473.40 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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