Surgical pathology tissue examination, level III at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; MODERATELY LOW COMPLEXITY

Wheeling, WV

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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $53 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($77), higher than 21% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 88304. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88304 at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 21 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	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
2	UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
3	Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$22	$22	—	—	11	$22 – $22
4	Molina managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$22	$22	—	—	1–10	$22 – $22
5	Caresource managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	1–10	$23 – $23
6	Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
7	Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
8	Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
9	Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
10	Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
11	Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
12	Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
13	Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
14	Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
15	UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
16	Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
17	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$176	$175	$0	0%	13–22	$175 – $176
18	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$184	$184	—	—	20	$184 – $184
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
21	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$185	$494	$437	88%	13–22	$185 – $1.1k

Last updated: Jul 9, 2026

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