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
$4
Average
$32
Median
$4
High
$1.8k
Each hospital's average Medicare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
207 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 6.9× 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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227 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Medicare 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 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 1,107 | $4 – $4 |
| 2 | Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 4 | $61 | $61 | — | — | 206 | $61 – $61 |
| 3 | Mercy Perry Perryville, MO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $15 | $14 | $1 | 6% | 99 | $13 – $15 |
| 4 | ONEIDA HEALTH ONEIDA, NY other · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 60 | $4 – $4 |
| 5 | Martha's Vineyard Hospital Bluffs, MA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $46 | $46 | — | — | 55 | $46 – $46 |
| 6 | Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $22 | $22 | — | — | 53 | $22 – $22 |
| 7 | VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL CLAREMONT, NH percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $31 | $30 | $4 | 13% | 53–71 | $20 – $34 |
| 8 | METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TN other · outpatient | 1 | $566 | $566 | — | — | 40 | $566 – $566 |
| 9 | OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL STARKVILLE, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 37 | $4 – $4 |
| 10 | Quitman Hospital, LLC Quitman, TX facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $25 | $25 | — | — | 37 | $25 – $25 |
| 11 | Mercy Hospital Cassville Knob, MO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $33 | $33 | — | — | 29 | $33 – $33 |
| 12 | Hospital Development Co Spencer, WV percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $23 | $23 | — | — | 22 | $23 – $23 |
| 13 | Pittsburg Hospital, LLC Pittsburg, TX facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $24 | $24 | — | — | 21 | $24 – $24 |
| 14 | Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL professional · other · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 13 | $4 – $4 |
| 15 | Public Hospital District No 4 King County WA Snoqualmie, WA other · both | 1 | $23 | $23 | — | — | 10–100 | $23 – $23 |
| 16 | Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $14 | $20 | $13 | 65% | 5–50 | $2 – $35 |
| 17 | Lompoc Valley Medical Center Lompoc, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $4 | $4 | — | — | 3–30 | $4 – $4 |
| 18 | Mercy St. Francis Hospital View, MO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $23 | $24 | $1 | 5% | 3–30 | $23 – $26 |
| 19 | CLEVELAND AREA HOSPITAL CLEVELAND, OK other · outpatient | 1 | $16 | $16 | — | — | 2–20 | $16 – $16 |
| 20 | Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $25 | $25 | — | — | 2–20 | $25 – $25 |
| 21 | Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA other · both | 1 | $15 | $15 | — | — | 1–10 | $15 – $15 |
| 22 | MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE Medford, MA other · both | 1 | $15 | $15 | — | — | 1–10 | $15 – $15 |
| 23 | METHODIST LEBONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSP GERMANTOWN, TN other · outpatient | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 24 | METHODIST OLIVE BRANCH HOSPITAL OLIVE BRANCH, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $634 | $634 | — | — | 1–10 | $634 – $634 |
| 25 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA other · both | 1 | $15 | $15 | — | — | 1–10 | $15 – $15 |
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