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 URINE AUTO W MICROSCOPY
ERIE, PA
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Saint Vincent Health Center’s median price of $3 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 15% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 81001. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 55 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 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · outpatient | $1.79 | $1.79 | $1.49 – $2.09 |
| 2 | Highmark highmark blue high performance fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 3 | Highmark highmark community blue fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 4 | Highmark highmark connect blue fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 5 | Highmark highmark indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 6 | Highmark highmark managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 7 | Highmark highmark my blue access fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 8 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 9 | Highmark highmark performance blue fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 10 | Highmark highmark social mission indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 11 | Highmark highmark social mission managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 12 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · inpatient | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 – $2.09 |
| 13 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · outpatient | $2.30 | $2.30 | $2.09 – $2.50 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $2.44 | $2.44 | $2.44 – $2.44 |
| 15 | Highmark highmark social mission indemnity fee schedule · outpatient | $2.57 | $2.57 | $2.09 – $3.05 |
| 16 | Highmark highmark social mission managed care fee schedule · outpatient | $2.57 | $2.57 | $2.09 – $3.05 |
| 17 | Highmark highmark my blue access fee schedule · outpatient | $2.80 | $2.80 | $2.09 – $3.50 |
| 18 | Highmark highmark community blue medicare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.92 | $2.92 | $2.92 – $2.92 |
| 19 | Highmark highmark complete blue medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $2.92 | $2.92 | $2.92 – $2.92 |
| 20 | Highmark highmark freedom blue fee schedule · outpatient | $2.95 | $2.95 | $2.95 – $2.95 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna commercial fee schedule · inpatient | $3.15 | $3.15 | $3.15 – $3.15 |
| 22 | Highmark highmark blue high performance fee schedule · outpatient | $3.17 | $3.17 | $2.09 – $4.25 |
| 23 | Highmark highmark performance blue fee schedule · outpatient | $3.17 | $3.17 | $2.09 – $4.25 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $3.15 | $3.22 | $3.15 – $3.42 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare navigate nexus commercial fee schedule · inpatient | $3.27 | $3.27 | $3.27 – $3.27 |
Last updated: Apr 14, 2026
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