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 CYTOSPIN/SMEAR
Hanover, PA
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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $40 is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($65), higher than 18% of the 2,340 hospitals reporting CPT 88108. 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, 19 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 pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 5 | Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 7 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39 | $39 | — | — | — | $39 – $39 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39 | $39 | — | — | — | $39 – $39 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 11 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $72 | $72 | $52 | 72% | — | $20 – $124 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103 | $103 | — | — | — | $103 – $103 |
| 15 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 16 | Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 17 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 18 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | $111 – $111 |
| 19 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $133 | $133 | — | — | — | $133 – $133 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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