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COL CHROMOTOGRAPHY QUAL/QUAN
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $25 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($40), higher than 20% of the 2,547 hospitals reporting CPT 82542. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 22 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 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | 18–180 | $12 – $12 |
| 2 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21 | $21 | $2 | 9% | — | $19 – $23 |
| 5 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 6 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 7 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 8 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 9 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 10 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 11 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 12 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 13 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 14 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 15 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $26 | $26 | — | — | — | $26 – $26 |
| 17 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $27 | $27 | — | — | — | $27 – $27 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $102 | $102 | — | — | — | $102 – $102 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $102 | $102 | — | — | — | $102 – $102 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128 | $128 | — | — | 18–180 | $128 – $128 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $156 | $156 | — | — | 18–180 | $156 – $156 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $134 | $163 | $125 | 76% | 19–190 | $134 – $692 |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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