RC 311
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
88104 AP Bill Cyto Direct Smear & Interp
Reading, PA
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St Joseph Regional Health Network’s median price of $77 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($113), higher than 33% of the 1,845 hospitals reporting RC 311. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 18 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 | Amerihealth Caritas [ma] fee schedule · both | $30.78 | $60.30 | $15.76 – $309.88 |
| 2 | Highmark [ma] fee schedule · both | $30.78 | $60.30 | $15.76 – $309.88 |
| 3 | Highmark [medicare] fee schedule · both | $36.02 | $70.58 | $18.35 – $364.56 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas [medicare] fee schedule · both | $36.21 | $70.94 | $18.54 – $364.56 |
| 5 | Highmark [chip] fee schedule · both | $36.21 | $70.94 | $18.54 – $364.56 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare [medicare] fee schedule · both | $36.21 | $70.94 | $18.54 – $364.56 |
| 7 | Aetna [medicare] fee schedule · both | $36.57 | $71.65 | $18.73 – $368.21 |
| 8 | Humana [medicare] fee schedule · both | $36.57 | $71.65 | $18.73 – $368.21 |
| 9 | Aetna Better Health [chip] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $56.80 | $110.65 | $10.02 – $600.87 |
| 10 | Aetna [comm] fee schedule · both | $82.73 | $153.21 | $41.20 – $803.88 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare [chip] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $86.85 | $169.20 | $15.33 – $918.83 |
| 12 | Cigna [comm] fee schedule · both | $97.96 | $174.19 | $43.86 – $843.17 |
| 13 | Cigna [comm] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $121.47 | $259.74 | $23.93 – $692.64 |
| 14 | Aetna [comm] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $246.14 | $265.07 | $19.62 – $576.65 |
| 15 | Highmark [comm] fee schedule · both | $162.54 | $289.62 | $56.05 – $1,981 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare [comm] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $149.62 | $291.47 | $26.40 – $1,583 |
| 17 | First Health [comm] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $176.80 | $344.43 | $31.20 – $1,870 |
| 18 | MultiPlan [comm] percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $176.80 | $344.43 | $31.20 – $1,870 |
Last updated: Mar 27, 2026
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