Frozen section pathology consultation, one specimen at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF SPECIMEN DURING SURGERY; FIRST TISSUE BLOCK

Wheeling, WV

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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $172 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 44% of the 2,423 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88331 at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 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	Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
3	Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
4	Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
5	Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
6	Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
7	Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
8	Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
9	Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient	$171	$171	—	—	—	$171 – $171
10	Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
11	Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
12	UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient	$179	$179	—	—	—	$179 – $179
13	Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
14	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	2–20	$275 – $275
15	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$281	$281	—	—	2–20	$281 – $281
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$289	$288	$1	0%	12–21	$287 – $289
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient	$695	$695	—	—	—	$695 – $695
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient	$695	$695	—	—	—	$695 – $695
19	Caresource caresource facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	2–20	$1.4k – $1.4k

Last updated: Jul 9, 2026

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