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
CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM
ERIE, PA
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Saint Vincent Health Center’s median price of $53 is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 15% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. 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, 56 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 united healthcare chip fee schedule · outpatient | $14.40 | $14.40 | $14.40 – $14.40 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $14.40 | $21.68 | $14.40 – $36.25 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna better health chip fee schedule · outpatient | $37.40 | $30.53 | $9.90 – $37.40 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid fee schedule · inpatient | $36.25 | $36.25 | $36.25 – $36.25 |
| 5 | Highmark highmark wholecare medicaid hc fee schedule · outpatient | $46.92 | $38.30 | $12.42 – $46.92 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna commercial fee schedule · inpatient | $35.85 | $46.35 | $33.68 – $69.53 |
| 7 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · outpatient | $40.22 | $49.53 | $25.26 – $80.42 |
| 8 | Highmark highmark together blue fee schedule · inpatient | $40.40 | $53.06 | $32.02 – $80.42 |
| 9 | Highmark highmark community blue medicare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $53.48 | $53.48 | $53.48 – $53.48 |
| 10 | Highmark highmark complete blue medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $53.48 | $53.48 | $53.48 – $53.48 |
| 11 | Highmark highmark freedom blue fee schedule · outpatient | $54.06 | $54.06 | $54.06 – $54.06 |
| 12 | Highmark highmark blue high performance fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 13 | Highmark highmark community blue fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 14 | Highmark highmark connect blue fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 15 | Highmark highmark indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 16 | Highmark highmark managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 17 | Highmark highmark my blue access fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 18 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 19 | Highmark highmark performance blue fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 20 | Highmark highmark social mission indemnity fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 21 | Highmark highmark social mission managed care fee schedule · inpatient | $42.74 | $56.12 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 22 | Highmark highmark my direct blue fee schedule · outpatient | $42.57 | $56.31 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 23 | Highmark highmark social mission indemnity fee schedule · outpatient | $51.73 | $58.64 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 24 | Highmark highmark social mission managed care fee schedule · outpatient | $51.73 | $58.64 | $33.87 – $85.07 |
| 25 | Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $60.45 | $60.45 | $60.45 – $60.45 |
Last updated: Apr 14, 2026
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