RC 311

Laboratory cytology test at Sharp Memorial Hospital

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HC THIN PREP BODY FLUID

San Diego, CA

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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $83 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($113), higher than 37% of the 1,845 hospitals reporting RC 311. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 311 at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 44 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00 – $1.00
2	Kaiser kaiser - hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00 – $1.00
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.30	$1.30	$1.30 – $1.30
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$6.21	$6.21	$6.21 – $6.21
5	Medicaid medi-cal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$6.60	$6.60	$6.60 – $6.60
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$7.43	$7.43	$7.43 – $7.43
7	Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$12.02	$12.02	$6.93 – $17.10
8	Humana choice care network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$17.10	$17.10	$17.10 – $17.10
9	Optum optum health - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39.16	$39.16	$9.02 – $69.30
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$55.14	$55.14	$55.14 – $55.14
11	Kaiser kaiser - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$57.01	$57.01	$57.01 – $57.01
12	Aetna first health medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$58.63	$58.63	$4.40 – $112.85
13	Aetna first health - leased/ccn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59.40	$59.40	$59.40 – $59.40
14	Molina molina medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$62.46	$62.46	$10.78 – $114.13
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$74.00	$71.96	$50.66 – $91.22
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$75.27	$75.27	$6.21 – $144.32
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$77.54	$77.54	$77.54 – $77.54
18	Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$78.54	$78.54	$41.80 – $115.28
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$79.84	$79.84	$36.48 – $123.20
20	Kaiser kaiser - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$57.01	$80.45	$42.94 – $141.40
21	Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$83.02	$83.02	$24.64 – $141.40
22	Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$84.84	$84.84	$84.84 – $84.84
23	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$101.20	$86.04	$15.96 – $125.80
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$55.14	$86.38	$8.25 – $195.75
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$86.73	$86.73	$49.50 – $123.95

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Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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