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Original text from hospital filings
PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $38 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($57), higher than 20% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 88302. 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, 20 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 Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 3 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | 1–10 | $18 – $18 |
| 4 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 5 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 6 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 7 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 8 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 9 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 10 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 11 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 12 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $39 | $39 | — | — | — | $39 – $39 |
| 14 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140 | $140 | — | — | 1–10 | $140 – $140 |
| 16 | Caresource caresource facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140 | $140 | — | — | 2–20 | $140 – $140 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $148 | $148 | — | — | 2–20 | $148 – $148 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $148 | $148 | — | — | 2–20 | $148 – $148 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $152 | $152 | — | — | — | $152 – $152 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $152 | $152 | — | — | — | $152 – $152 |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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