Virus isolation test using non-immunologic identification at UPMC Hanover

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

HC HERPES SIMP VRL CLT PROG W/TYP

Hanover, PA

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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $60 is 48% above the median hospital's median price ($41), higher than 74% of the 2,168 hospitals reporting CPT 87255. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87255 at UPMC Hanover

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 20 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	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
2	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
3	Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
4	Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
5	Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
6	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
7	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
9	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
10	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$57	$57	$3	5%	—	$54 – $60
12	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$80	$80	$32	40%	—	$48 – $112
13	Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$88	$88	—	—	—	$88 – $88
14	Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$204	$204	$10	5%	—	$194 – $214
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$204	$204	$10	5%	—	$194 – $214
17	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	$13	5%	—	$242 – $268
18	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	$13	5%	—	$242 – $268
19	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	$13	5%	—	$242 – $268
20	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	$13	5%	—	$242 – $268

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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