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.
Original text from hospital filings
SPECIAL GRAM OR GIEMSA STAIN FOR MICROORGANISM
Low
$2
Average
$8
Median
$4
High
$63
Each hospital's average Aetna Better Health rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
224 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 4.0× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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iThe hospitals that file a Aetna Better Health rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL other · outpatient | 1 | $11 | $11 | — | — | 46 | $11 – $11 |
| 2 | OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Edmond, OK facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 31–40 | $4 – $4 |
| 3 | Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $29 | $29 | — | — | 29 | $29 – $29 |
| 4 | Parkland Health Dallas, TX facility · other · both | 4 | $4 | $7 | $6 | 85% | 18 | $4 – $18 |
| 5 | Richland Memorial Hospital Inc Olney, IL other · outpatient | 1 | $13 | $13 | — | — | 17 | $13 – $13 |
| 6 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Whitesburg, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $12 | $12 | $6 | 51% | 11 | $6 – $18 |
| 7 | GRMC, Inc. Oakland, MD percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $9 | $23 | $17 | 76% | 7–70 | $5 – $42 |
| 8 | Wagoner Hospital Authority Wagoner, OK facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 5–50 | $4 – $4 |
| 9 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Martin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $8 | $8 | $4 | 51% | 2–20 | $4 – $12 |
| 10 | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc. Hutchinson, KS facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 2–20 | $4 – $4 |
| 11 | St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc. Buckhannon, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $16 | $16 | — | — | 2–20 | $16 – $16 |
| 12 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Barbourville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3 | $3 | — | — | 1–10 | $3 – $3 |
| 13 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Liberty, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 1–10 | $4 – $4 |
| 14 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Middlesboro, KY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 1–10 | $4 – $4 |
| 15 | Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC Manhattan, KS facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 1–10 | $4 – $4 |
| 16 | Sparta Community Hospital Sparta, IL facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $14 | $14 | — | — | 1–10 | $14 – $14 |
| 17 | The Toledo Hospital Maumee, OH facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $2 | $2 | — | — | 1–10 | $2 – $2 |
| 18 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 19 | ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE, LA fee schedule · both | 2 | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 20 | ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE, LA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $20 | $22 | $14 | 64% | — | $6 – $40 |
| 21 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Hayden, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $6 | $6 | $3 | 51% | — | $3 – $9 |
| 22 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Paintsville, KY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 23 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 24 | Abington Memorial Hospital Abington, PA professional · fee schedule · both | 1 | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 25 | Alexian Brothers Medical Center Village, IL fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
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