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
BX/EXC LYMPH NDE SUPERFIC NDL
Jamestown, NY
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UPMC Chautauqua’s median price of $749 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 15% of the 2,392 hospitals reporting CPT 38505. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 15 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 commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $560 | $560 | — | — | — | $560 – $560 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $569 | $569 | — | — | — | $569 – $569 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $569 | $569 | — | — | — | $569 – $569 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $569 | $569 | — | — | — | $569 – $569 |
| 5 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $656 | $656 | — | — | — | $656 – $656 |
| 6 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $656 | $656 | — | — | — | $656 – $656 |
| 7 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $656 | $656 | — | — | — | $656 – $656 |
| 8 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $700 | $700 | — | — | — | $700 – $700 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $749 | $749 | — | — | — | $749 – $749 |
| 10 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $788 | $788 | — | — | — | $788 – $788 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 12 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 14 | WellCare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 15 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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