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
HC Peripeheral Blood Smear R
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $159 is 365% above the median hospital's median price ($34), higher than 97% of the 1,646 hospitals reporting CPT 85060. 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 | $29 | $29 | — | — | — | $29 – $29 |
| 2 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $70 | $70 | — | — | — | $70 – $70 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 4 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $172 | $172 | — | — | — | $172 – $172 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $180 | $180 | — | — | — | $180 – $180 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $180 | $180 | — | — | — | $180 – $180 |
| 7 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $180 | $180 | — | — | — | $180 – $180 |
| 8 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $180 | $180 | — | — | — | $180 – $180 |
| 9 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $188 | $188 | — | — | — | $188 – $188 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $193 | $193 | — | — | — | $193 – $193 |
| 11 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $199 | $199 | — | — | — | $199 – $199 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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