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 CYTP LAB EVALUATION OF FNA SMEAR FIRST
Winston Salem, NC
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North Carolina Baptist Hospital’s median price of $129 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($166), higher than 31% of the 2,198 hospitals reporting CPT 88172. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Oct 8, 2025
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