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HC Tissue Culture Skin/Biopsy
Utica, NY
See all hospitals reporting CPT 88233 →Price type
MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $141 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($192), higher than 18% of the 2,189 hospitals reporting CPT 88233. 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, 27 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 medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 2 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 3 | Molina misc medicaid mco fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 6 | WellCare hb mvhs wellcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
| 7 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $141 | $141 | — | — | — | $141 – $141 |
| 8 | Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $141 | $141 | — | — | — | $141 – $141 |
| 9 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $141 | $141 | — | — | — | $141 – $141 |
| 10 | Optum vaccn optum fee schedule · outpatient | $141 | $141 | — | — | — | $141 – $141 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $142 | $142 | — | — | — | $142 – $142 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $144 | $144 | — | — | — | $144 – $144 |
| 13 | Humana humana military fee schedule · outpatient | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 14 | Tricare humana military fee schedule · outpatient | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 15 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $169 | $169 | — | — | — | $169 – $169 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $169 | $169 | — | — | — | $169 – $169 |
| 18 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $404 | $404 | — | — | — | $404 – $404 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 20 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 21 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 23 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 24 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 25 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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