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
$53
Median
$31
High
$1.9k
Each hospital's average Medica rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
299 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 16.0× 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 Medica 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 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 12 | $33 | $29 | $6 | 20% | 105–177 | $17 – $33 |
| 2 | Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc City, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $18 | $28 | $16 | 59% | 88 | $14 – $56 |
| 3 | ALEGENT HEALTH BERGAN MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM Omaha, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $9 | $19 | $23 | 120% | 31–40 | $4 – $64 |
| 4 | Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $31 | $31 | $10 | 31% | 20 | $21 – $41 |
| 5 | Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato 56001-4752 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 8 | $39 | $36 | $7 | 18% | 19–28 | $21 – $40 |
| 6 | Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc. Watertown, SD percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 17–53 | $4 – $4 |
| 7 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 5 | $32 | $31 | $4 | 12% | 12 | $24 – $34 |
| 8 | Amery Hospital Amery, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $37 | $49 | $27 | 55% | 6–60 | $14 – $96 |
| 9 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 2 | $14 | $14 | $9 | 62% | 4–40 | $5 – $22 |
| 10 | Monument Health Network Inc Spearfish, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $23 | $31 | $15 | 48% | 4–40 | $16 – $56 |
| 11 | Avera McKennan Hospital Sioux Falls, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $73 | $74 | $10 | 14% | 3–30 | $57 – $88 |
| 12 | Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $59 | $59 | $13 | 21% | 3–30 | $46 – $73 |
| 13 | Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire 54703-5270 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 8 | $32 | $32 | $2 | 8% | 3–30 | $26 – $34 |
| 14 | Avera Marshall Hospital Marshall, MN percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $50 | $51 | $6 | 12% | 2–20 | $43 – $60 |
| 15 | Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $27 | $36 | $15 | 41% | 2–20 | $25 – $57 |
| 16 | Mayo Clinic Health System Menomonie, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 9 | $31 | $30 | $6 | 20% | 2–20 | $11 – $35 |
| 17 | Mayo Clinic Health System Barron, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 9 | $32 | $30 | $6 | 20% | 2–20 | $11 – $35 |
| 18 | Olivia Hospital Olivia, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $33 | $47 | $22 | 48% | 2–20 | $29 – $78 |
| 19 | SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Lincoln, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $9 | $21 | $26 | 127% | 2–20 | $4 – $73 |
| 20 | Spooner Health System, Inc Spooner, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $45 | $45 | $15 | 32% | 2–20 | $31 – $60 |
| 21 | UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE Little Falls, MN fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $21 | $26 | $24 | 92% | 2–20 | $4 – $74 |
| 22 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Omaha, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $9 | $19 | $23 | 120% | 1–10 | $4 – $64 |
| 23 | ALEGENT HEALTH BERGAN MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM Council Bluffs, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $9 | $19 | $23 | 120% | 1–10 | $4 – $64 |
| 24 | ALEGENT HEALTH IMMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER Omaha, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $9 | $19 | $23 | 120% | 1–10 | $4 – $64 |
| 25 | Avera St. Anthony's Hospital O'Neill, NE percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $74 | $74 | $6 | 9% | 1–10 | $68 – $81 |
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