Histochemical stain and frozen section analysis at UPMC Northwest

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

HISTOCHEM STN W FRZN SECT

Seneca, PA

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UPMC Northwest’s median price of $60 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($102), higher than 17% 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 Northwest

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 26 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	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
2	UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
3	Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
4	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
5	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
6	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
7	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
8	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
9	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
10	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
11	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
12	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$56	$56	—	—	—	$56 – $56
13	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
14	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
15	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
16	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
17	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
18	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
19	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$61	$61	—	—	—	$61 – $61
20	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$62	$62	—	—	—	$62 – $62
21	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$62	$62	—	—	—	$62 – $62
22	Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
23	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$67	—	—	—	$67 – $67
24	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$67	—	—	—	$67 – $67
25	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$82	$82	—	—	—	$82 – $82

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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