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 Specimen Handling Office - Ref Lab
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $38 is 229% above the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 89% of the 1,387 hospitals reporting CPT 99000. 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, 12 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 2 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 5 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 8 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 9 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 10 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 12 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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