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DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; QUANTIFICATION
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $45 is 36% below the median hospital's median price ($70), higher than 22% of the 2,575 hospitals reporting CPT 87497. 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 | Caresource managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $21 | $21 | — | — | 31 | $21 – $21 |
| 2 | Molina managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $21 | $21 | — | — | 27 | $21 – $21 |
| 3 | Humana managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | 2–20 | $22 – $22 |
| 4 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $28 | $28 | — | — | — | $28 – $28 |
| 5 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 6 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 7 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 8 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 9 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 10 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 11 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 12 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 13 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 14 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $45 | $45 | $4 | 8% | — | $41 – $49 |
| 15 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 16 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 18 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $50 | $50 | — | — | — | $50 – $50 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $181 | $181 | — | — | — | $181 – $181 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $181 | $181 | — | — | — | $181 – $181 |
| 22 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $397 | $397 | — | — | 2–20 | $397 – $397 |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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