Extended cytopathology examination 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

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HC Cytopathology Smears Other >5

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $436 is 464% above the median hospital's median price ($77), higher than 98% of the 1,657 hospitals reporting CPT 88162. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88162 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	$61	$61	—	—	—	$61 – $61
2	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
3	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
4	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
5	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
7	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
8	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
9	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$516	$516	—	—	—	$516 – $516
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$532	$532	—	—	—	$532 – $532
11	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$547	$547	—	—	—	$547 – $547

Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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