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HC Reagent Strip/Blood Gluc
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $19 is 224% above the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 86% of the 1,900 hospitals reporting CPT 82948. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 11 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 commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 2 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 4 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 7 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 8 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 9 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 11 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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