Tissue culture of skin or solid tissue biopsy at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

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

TISSUE CULTURE SKIN/BIOPSY

Wheeling, WV

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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $148 is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($192), higher than 29% of the 2,189 hospitals reporting CPT 88233. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88233 at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

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	Molina managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	2–20	$38 – $38
2	Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
3	Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
4	Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
5	Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
6	Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient	$141	$141	—	—	—	$141 – $141
7	Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient	$141	$141	—	—	—	$141 – $141
8	Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient	$141	$141	—	—	—	$141 – $141
9	Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient	$145	$145	—	—	—	$145 – $145
10	Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient	$145	$145	—	—	—	$145 – $145
11	Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
12	Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient	$148	$148	—	—	—	$148 – $148
13	Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient	$148	$148	—	—	—	$148 – $148
14	UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient	$153	$153	—	—	—	$153 – $153
15	Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
16	Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$162	$162	$27	16%	—	$136 – $189
17	UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient	$596	$596	—	—	—	$596 – $596
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient	$596	$596	—	—	—	$596 – $596

Last updated: Jul 9, 2026

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