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
HC GIARDA/CRYPTOSPORIDIA SMEAR A
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $24 is 66% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 79% of the 1,491 hospitals reporting CPT 87269. 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, 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 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 3 | Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 5 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 7 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 12 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30 | $30 | $15 | 49% | — | $16 – $45 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 14 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $48 | $48 | — | — | — | $48 – $48 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $86 | $86 | — | — | — | $86 – $86 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $86 | $86 | — | — | — | $86 – $86 |
| 17 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $107 | $107 | — | — | — | $107 – $107 |
| 18 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $107 | $107 | — | — | — | $107 – $107 |
| 19 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $107 | $107 | — | — | — | $107 – $107 |
| 20 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $107 | $107 | — | — | — | $107 – $107 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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