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HC HIV 2 RNA Detect
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $52 is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($45), higher than 56% of the 2,044 hospitals reporting CPT 87538. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 23 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 2 | Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 3 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 4 | Optum vaccn optum fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 7 | Humana humana military fee schedule · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 8 | Tricare humana military fee schedule · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 9 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 12 | Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
| 13 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $101 | $101 | — | — | — | $101 – $101 |
| 14 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247 | $247 | — | — | 2–20 | $247 – $247 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $556 | $556 | — | — | — | $556 – $556 |
| 16 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $606 | $606 | — | — | — | $606 – $606 |
| 17 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $635 | $635 | — | — | — | $635 – $635 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $635 | $635 | — | — | — | $635 – $635 |
| 19 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $635 | $635 | — | — | — | $635 – $635 |
| 20 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $635 | $635 | — | — | — | $635 – $635 |
| 21 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $661 | $661 | — | — | — | $661 – $661 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $681 | $681 | — | — | — | $681 – $681 |
| 23 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $700 | $700 | — | — | — | $700 – $700 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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