Viral culture test with fluorescent identification at MVHS, Inc.

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

HC Viral Cult Varicella/Hsv

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $127 is 366% above the median hospital's median price ($27), higher than 91% of the 2,250 hospitals reporting CPT 87254. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87254 at MVHS, Inc.

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	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
2	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$56	$56	—	—	—	$56 – $56
3	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$132	$132	$21	16%	—	$111 – $153
4	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$144	$144	$22	16%	—	$122 – $166
5	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$151	$151	$24	16%	—	$127 – $174
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$151	$151	$24	16%	—	$127 – $174
7	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$151	$151	$24	16%	—	$127 – $174
8	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$151	$151	$24	16%	—	$127 – $174
9	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	$24	16%	—	$132 – $181
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$162	$162	$25	16%	—	$137 – $187
11	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166	$166	$26	16%	—	$140 – $192

Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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