Fine needle aspiration cytopathology evaluation at Shannon River Crest Hospital

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.

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HC Cytopath Fna Eval W/O Qui

San Angelo, TX

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Shannon River Crest Hospital’s median price of $166 is 55% above the median hospital's median price ($107), higher than 71% of the 2,508 hospitals reporting CPT 88173. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88173 at Shannon River Crest Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 17 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	Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
2	Cigna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80
3	Ambetter ppo facility · case rate · outpatient	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
4	Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$159	$159	—	—	—	$159 – $159
5	Bcbs Tx bav facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
6	Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
7	Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$250	$250	—	—	—	$250 – $250
8	Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$250	$250	—	—	1–10	$250 – $250
9	Bcbs Tx bav facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
10	Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
11	Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
12	First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
13	First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
14	UnitedHealthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$296	$296	—	—	—	$296 – $296
15	UnitedHealthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$296	$296	—	—	1–10	$296 – $296
16	Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$303	$303	—	—	—	$303 – $303
17	Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$303	$303	—	—	—	$303 – $303

Last updated: Dec 8, 2025

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