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Facility: Lancaster General Hospital
Billing Code: 82310 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 82310
- Insurance Median: $22
- Cash Discount Price: $37
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 4.26x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $5.16 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 426% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 326%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $2 - $31 | 39% |
| Tricare | $4 | 78% |
| Aetna | $5 - $23 | 97% |
| Albright Life | $5 | 97% |
| Amerihealth Caritas | $5 - $7 | 97% |
| Cigna | $5 - $31 | 97% |
| Coatesville Va | $5 | 97% |
| Devoted Health | $5 | 97% |
| Health Partners Mcr Advantage | $5 | 97% |
| Highmark | $5 - $37 | 97% |
| Hospice Generic | $5 | 97% |
| Lebanon Veterans Hospital | $5 | 97% |
| Medicare (plans) | $5 - $6 | 97% |
| Pa Health And Wellness Mcr | $5 | 97% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $5 - $31 | 97% |
| Elap Employees | $7 | 136% |
| Hospice And Community Care | $7 | 136% |
| Lancaster County Mh | $7 | 136% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $7 - $12 | 136% |
| Gateway | $8 | 155% |
| Lg Coresource/Lg Eliance | $10 - $11 | 194% |
| Old Order Group | $10 - $12 | 194% |
| Oscar Health Plan | $10 | 194% |
| Highmark Commercial Preferred | $11 - $37 | 213% |
| Lancashire Hall | $11 - $37 | 213% |
| Nursing Home Op Services | $11 | 213% |
| Upmc For You | $12 | 233% |
| Affilia Home Health | $14 - $37 | 271% |
| Claim Watcher Plus | $15 | 291% |
| Masonic Homes | $15 - $37 | 291% |
| Eliance Health Solutions | $16 - $24 | 310% |
| Claim Watcher | $17 | 329% |
| Highmark Commercial Non-Preferred | $17 - $37 | 329% |
| Elap Other Groups | $19 | 368% |
| Preferred Healthcare | $22 - $31 | 426% |
| Ehp | $30 | 581% |
| Upmc Commercial | $30 - $31 | 581% |
| Devon | $31 | 601% |
| Geisinger Commercial | $31 | 601% |
| Intergroup Services | $31 | 601% |
| Medi-Share Christian Care | $34 - $35 | 659% |
| Commercial Generic | $36 - $37 | 698% |
| Magellan | $36 - $37 | 698% |
| United Behavioral Health | $36 - $37 | 698% |
| Value Options | $36 - $37 | 698% |
| Workers Compensation | $36 - $37 | 698% |
| Gift Of Life Donor Program | $13,500 | 261628% |