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 SARS Co-V-2, PCR (MVHS), HI THROUGHPUT
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $271 is 171% above the median hospital's median price ($100), higher than 93% of the 703 hospitals reporting HCPCS U0003. 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, 10 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 empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $75 | $75 | — | — | — | $75 – $75 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $275 | $275 | $60 | 22% | — | $215 – $336 |
| 3 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $300 | $300 | $66 | 22% | — | $235 – $366 |
| 4 | Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $315 | $315 | $69 | 22% | — | $246 – $383 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $315 | $315 | $69 | 22% | — | $246 – $383 |
| 6 | Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $315 | $315 | $69 | 22% | — | $246 – $383 |
| 7 | Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $315 | $315 | $69 | 22% | — | $246 – $383 |
| 8 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $327 | $327 | $72 | 22% | — | $256 – $399 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $337 | $337 | $74 | 22% | — | $264 – $411 |
| 10 | Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $347 | $347 | $76 | 22% | — | $271 – $422 |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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