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.
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SPECIAL GRAM OR GIEMSA STAIN FOR MICROORGANISM
Low
$4
Average
$52
Median
$25
High
$1.3k
Each hospital's average Wellmark rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
125 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 25.0× 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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214 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Wellmark 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 | Avera McKennan Hospital Sioux Falls, SD case rate · outpatient | 2 | $107 | $107 | — | — | 310 | $107 – $107 |
| 2 | Sioux Center Health Sioux Center, IA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $53 | $53 | — | — | 80 | $53 – $53 |
| 3 | Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $34 | $25 | $15 | 59% | 65–74 | $4 – $38 |
| 4 | Monument Health Network Inc Sturgis, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $30 | $32 | $17 | 54% | 48 | $14 – $54 |
| 5 | Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 3 | $34 | $25 | $15 | 59% | 37–46 | $4 – $38 |
| 6 | Avera St. Luke's Aberdeen, SD outpatient | 1 | $17 | $17 | — | — | 29 | $17 – $17 |
| 7 | Avera St. Luke's Aberdeen, SD case rate · outpatient | 1 | $17 | $17 | — | — | 29 | $17 – $17 |
| 8 | Pella Regional Health Center Pella, IA other · outpatient | 2 | $15 | $15 | $0 | 3% | 27–36 | $15 – $15 |
| 9 | Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD outpatient | 1 | $21 | $21 | — | — | 12 | $21 – $21 |
| 10 | Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD case rate · outpatient | 1 | $21 | $21 | — | — | 12 | $21 – $21 |
| 11 | Platte Healthcare Platte, SD outpatient | 1 | $269 | $269 | — | — | 11 | $269 – $269 |
| 12 | Platte Healthcare Platte, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $272 | $272 | — | — | 11 | $272 – $272 |
| 13 | Avera Behavioral Health Hospital Sioux Falls, SD case rate · outpatient | 2 | $107 | $107 | — | — | 6–60 | $107 – $107 |
| 14 | Avera Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD case rate · outpatient | 2 | $107 | $107 | — | — | 6–60 | $107 – $107 |
| 15 | Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville, IA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $24 | $24 | — | — | 2–20 | $24 – $24 |
| 16 | Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake, IA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $44 | $44 | — | — | 2–20 | $44 – $44 |
| 17 | Osceola Regional Health Center Sibley, IA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $63 | $63 | — | — | 2–20 | $63 – $63 |
| 18 | Avera Creighton Hospital Creighton, NE inpatient | 1 | $33 | $33 | — | — | 1–10 | $33 – $33 |
| 19 | Avera Creighton Hospital Creighton, NE percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $64 | $64 | — | — | 1–10 | $64 – $64 |
| 20 | Avera DeSmet De Smet, SD outpatient | 1 | $126 | $126 | — | — | 1–10 | $126 – $126 |
| 21 | Avera DeSmet De Smet, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $97 | $97 | — | — | 1–10 | $97 – $97 |
| 22 | Avera Gregory Hospital Gregory, SD outpatient | 1 | $109 | $109 | — | — | 1–10 | $109 – $109 |
| 23 | Avera Gregory Hospital Gregory, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $113 | $113 | — | — | 1–10 | $113 – $113 |
| 24 | Avera Hand County Hospital Miller, SD outpatient | 1 | $73 | $73 | — | — | 1–10 | $73 – $73 |
| 25 | Avera Hand County Hospital Miller, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $73 | $73 | — | — | 1–10 | $73 – $73 |
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