Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
NEUR CSF DET PRION PRT QUAL
Washington, DC
See all hospitals reporting CPT 0035U →Price type
MedStar Georgetown Hospital’s median price of $557 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($563), higher than 45% of the 1,754 hospitals reporting CPT 0035U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 22 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 unitedhealthcare community plan of maryland facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.28 | $208.28 | $208.28 – $208.28 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community plan of maryland facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $260.35 | $260.35 | $260.35 – $260.35 |
| 3 | Carefirst all carefirst hmo plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $386.81 | $386.81 | $386.81 – $386.81 |
| 4 | Carefirst all carefirst ppo plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $386.81 | $386.81 | $386.81 – $386.81 |
| 5 | Anthem anthem-hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $468.30 | $468.30 | $468.30 – $468.30 |
| 6 | Cigna all cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $480.53 | $480.53 | $480.53 – $480.53 |
| 7 | Cigna all cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $480.53 | $480.53 | $480.53 – $480.53 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna all hmo and ppo plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $513.26 | $513.26 | $513.26 – $513.26 |
| 9 | Carefirst carefirst medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 10 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare optum va community care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united secure facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $546.40 | $546.40 | $546.40 – $546.40 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $557.22 | $557.22 | $557.22 – $557.22 |
| 14 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $568.04 | $568.04 | $568.04 – $568.04 |
| 15 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $595.09 | $595.09 | $595.09 – $595.09 |
| 16 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $595.09 | $595.09 | $595.09 – $595.09 |
| 17 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $632.28 | $632.28 | $632.28 – $632.28 |
| 18 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $632.28 | $632.28 | $632.28 – $632.28 |
| 19 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $635.95 | $635.95 | $635.95 – $635.95 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc navigate/core facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $779.03 | $779.03 | $779.03 – $779.03 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all hmo & mamsi products facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $779.03 | $779.03 | $779.03 – $779.03 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all ppo products facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $779.03 | $779.03 | $779.03 – $779.03 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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