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
$3
Average
$43
Median
$17
High
$397
Each hospital's average Kaiser rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
353 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 34.2× 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 Kaiser 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 | Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Vernon, WA fee schedule · both | 2 | $13 | $13 | $9 | 68% | 385 | $4 – $22 |
| 2 | Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $55 | $55 | $2 | 4% | 253 | $53 – $58 |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 5 | $32 | $31 | $3 | 9% | 135 | $27 – $34 |
| 4 | NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH GOLDEN, CO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $41 | $41 | — | — | 79 | $41 – $41 |
| 5 | Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA fee schedule · both | 1 | $22 | $22 | — | — | 56 | $22 – $22 |
| 6 | St. Joseph Medical Center Bellingham, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $78 | $78 | — | — | 49 | $78 – $78 |
| 7 | Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $51 | $47 | $14 | 30% | 46–64 | $20 – $64 |
| 8 | Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $772 | $772 | — | — | 35 | $772 – $772 |
| 9 | Public Hospital District No 1 of Mason County Shelton, WA fee schedule · both | 2 | $35 | $33 | $8 | 26% | 32–86 | $21 – $41 |
| 10 | Piedmont Athens Regional Athens, GA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $136 | $136 | — | — | 15 | $136 – $136 |
| 11 | HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER Silverdale, WA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 13 | $4 – $4 |
| 12 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $108 | $117 | $56 | 48% | 12 | $42 – $223 |
| 13 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $108 | $117 | $56 | 48% | 12 | $42 – $223 |
| 14 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $51 | $85 | $78 | 92% | 10–100 | $1 – $219 |
| 15 | GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Glendale, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $179 | $147 | $81 | 55% | 7–70 | $3 – $215 |
| 16 | LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $27 | $74 | $85 | 115% | 6–60 | $1 – $195 |
| 17 | SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Valley, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $41 | $48 | $39 | 83% | 6–60 | $2 – $104 |
| 18 | WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $85 | $74 | $38 | 51% | 5–50 | $1 – $109 |
| 19 | BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $5 | $5 | $1 | 20% | 4–40 | $3 – $6 |
| 20 | John Muir Health Walnut Creek, CA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $381 | $381 | $6 | 2% | 2–20 | $375 – $387 |
| 21 | John Muir Health Walnut Creek, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $311 | $311 | $37 | 12% | 2–20 | $274 – $348 |
| 22 | PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $33 | $33 | $10 | 29% | 2–20 | $24 – $43 |
| 23 | St. John Medical Center Longview, WA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $80 | $80 | — | — | 2–20 | $80 – $80 |
| 24 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Canon City, CO percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $62 | $62 | $7 | 12% | 1–10 | $54 – $69 |
| 25 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Canon City, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $54 | $45 | $24 | 53% | 1–10 | $12 – $69 |
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