Cytology fluid sample filter and interpretation at Methodist Hospital

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

CYTO FWB FILTER & INTERP

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $157 is 259% above the median hospital's median price ($44), higher than 93% of the 1,518 hospitals reporting CPT 88106. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88106 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
2	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
3	UnitedHealthcare charter fee schedule · outpatient	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
4	UnitedHealthcare nexusaco fee schedule · outpatient	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
5	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient	$25	$25	—	—	—	$25 – $25
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$31	$31	—	—	—	$31 – $31
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
11	Cigna newbusinessnetwork fee schedule · outpatient	$76	$76	—	—	—	$76 – $76
12	Cigna hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
13	Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
14	First Health chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
15	First Health chipperinate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
16	First Health mcdstar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
17	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100
18	Aetna qhphix fee schedule · outpatient	$138	$138	—	—	—	$138 – $138
19	Oscar broadnetworkhix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
20	Oscar epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
21	Oscar pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
22	Oscar ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
23	Aetna narrownetwork fee schedule · outpatient	$192	$192	—	—	—	$192 – $192
24	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
25	First Health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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