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HC Pet/CT Whole Body Reduced -52
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $884 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($2.4k), higher than 5% of the 2,121 hospitals reporting CPT 78816. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 28 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 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 2 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 3 | Molina misc medicaid mco fee schedule · outpatient | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan fee schedule · outpatient | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 6 | WellCare hb mvhs wellcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $879 | $879 | — | — | — | $879 – $879 |
| 7 | Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient | $884 | $884 | — | — | — | $884 – $884 |
| 8 | Humana humana military other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | Tricare humana military other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 10 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 11 | Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 12 | Medicare medicare other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 13 | Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 15 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 16 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 18 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.2k | $5.2k | $206 | 4% | — | $5.0k – $5.5k |
| 20 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.8k | $7.8k | $308 | 4% | — | $7.5k – $8.1k |
| 21 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $8.5k | $8.5k | $335 | 4% | — | $8.2k – $8.9k |
| 22 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.9k | $8.9k | $351 | 4% | — | $8.6k – $9.3k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.9k | $8.9k | $351 | 4% | — | $8.6k – $9.3k |
| 24 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.9k | $8.9k | $351 | 4% | — | $8.6k – $9.3k |
| 25 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.9k | $8.9k | $351 | 4% | — | $8.6k – $9.3k |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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