Histochemical stain and frozen section analysis at UPMC Hamot

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HISTOCHEM STN W FRZN SECT

Erie, PA

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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $76 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($102), higher than 31% of the 1,880 hospitals reporting CPT 88314. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88314 at UPMC Hamot

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 27 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	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
2	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
3	UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
4	Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
5	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
6	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
7	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
8	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$56	$56	—	—	—	$56 – $56
9	Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
10	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
11	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
12	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
13	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
14	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
15	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
16	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
17	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
18	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
19	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
20	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$105	$105	—	—	—	$105 – $105
21	Aetna axa/mmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
22	Aetna axa/mmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
23	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
24	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs as a payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
25	MultiPlan complimentary network rate (includes multiplan as payer) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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