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HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Philadelphia, PA
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Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s median price of $110 is 992% above the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 95% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 86140. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 35 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 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.11 | $3.11 | $3.11 – $3.11 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj- hmo pos and direct access facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nj horizon blue cross of nj-ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 6 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 7 | Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $5.28 | $5.28 | $5.28 – $5.28 |
| 8 | Humana humana medicare facility · other · outpatient | $5.34 | $5.34 | $5.34 – $5.34 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.49 | $5.49 | $5.49 – $5.49 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.49 | $5.49 | $5.49 – $5.49 |
| 11 | Clover clover health plan facility · other · outpatient | $5.59 | $5.59 | $5.59 – $5.59 |
| 12 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.65 | $5.65 | $5.65 – $5.65 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare community (fka americhoice ma) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.91 | $5.91 | $5.91 – $5.91 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.67 | $8.67 | $8.67 – $8.67 |
| 15 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $8.81 | $8.81 | $8.81 – $8.81 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.12 | $9.12 | $9.12 – $9.12 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield keystone health plan east-ibc hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.43 | $9.43 | $9.43 – $9.43 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.77 | $9.77 | $9.77 – $9.77 |
| 19 | Highmark highmark facility · other · outpatient | $10.89 | $10.89 | $10.89 – $10.89 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield personal choice-ibc ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.58 | $17.58 | $17.58 – $17.58 |
| 21 | Optum optum urn-transplant commercial facility · other · outpatient | $25.90 | $25.90 | $25.90 – $25.90 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare non options facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.43 | $39.43 | $39.43 – $39.43 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $55.97 | $55.97 | $55.97 – $55.97 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $65.16 | $65.16 | $65.16 – $65.16 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $107.71 | $107.71 | $107.71 – $107.71 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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