Frozen section pathology consultation, one specimen at UPMC Hamot

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

OR CONSULT FROZ SEC SGL SPEC

Erie, PA

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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $213 is 18% above the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 67% of the 2,445 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88331 at UPMC Hamot

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 32 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 · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
2	UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
3	Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
4	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
5	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
6	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
7	Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
8	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
9	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$192	$192	—	—	—	$192 – $192
10	WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$194	$194	—	—	—	$194 – $194
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$198	$198	—	—	—	$198 – $198
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$202	$202	—	—	—	$202 – $202
13	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$204	$204	—	—	—	$204 – $204
14	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$204	$204	—	—	—	$204 – $204
15	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$204	$204	—	—	—	$204 – $204
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$214	$214	—	—	—	$214 – $214
17	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$299	$299	—	—	—	$299 – $299
18	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$323	$323	—	—	—	$323 – $323
19	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$359	$359	—	—	—	$359 – $359
20	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$359	$359	—	—	—	$359 – $359
21	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$359	$359	—	—	—	$359 – $359
22	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$359	$359	—	—	—	$359 – $359
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$478	$478	—	—	—	$478 – $478
24	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$478	$478	—	—	—	$478 – $478
25	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$478	$478	—	—	—	$478 – $478

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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