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Intraop Sentinel Lymph Node ID W/Dye Injection
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $66 is 94% below the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 2% of the 1,710 hospitals reporting CPT 38900. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 29 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 uhc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $60 | $60 | $56 | 94% | — | $4 – $116 |
| 3 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · both | $60 | $60 | $56 | 94% | — | $4 – $116 |
| 4 | WellCare wellcare fee schedule · both | $62 | $62 | $58 | 94% | — | $4 – $119 |
| 5 | Humana choicecare fee schedule · both | $65 | $65 | $61 | 94% | — | $4 – $126 |
| 6 | Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $65 | $65 | $61 | 94% | — | $4 – $126 |
| 7 | Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs federal fee schedule · both | $81 | $81 | $76 | 94% | — | $5 – $157 |
| 9 | Cigna mvp hmo/ppo fee schedule · both | $81 | $81 | $76 | 93% | — | $6 – $157 |
| 10 | Humana humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $94 | $94 | — | — | — | $94 – $94 |
| 11 | Tricare humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $94 | $94 | — | — | — | $94 – $94 |
| 12 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $283 | $283 | — | — | — | $283 – $283 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.2k | $3.3k | $1.7k | 53% | 3–30 | $855 – $4.8k |
| 16 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 17 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 18 | Humana humana military other · outpatient | $7.3k | $7.3k | — | — | — | $7.3k – $7.3k |
| 19 | Tricare humana military other · outpatient | $7.3k | $7.3k | — | — | — | $7.3k – $7.3k |
| 20 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 21 | Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 22 | Medicare medicare other · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 23 | Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 25 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $8.5k | $8.5k | — | — | — | $8.5k – $8.5k |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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