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
SMEAR FOR INFECTIOUS AGENTS
Low
$3
Average
$13
Median
$6
High
$2.0k
Each hospital's average WellCare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
777 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 3.4× 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 WellCare 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 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center LLC Wilmington, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $7 | $7 | — | — | 61 | $7 – $7 |
| 2 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Waxhaw, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $22 | $22 | — | — | 43 | $22 – $22 |
| 3 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $6 | $6 | — | — | 30 | $6 – $6 |
| 4 | Northern Hospital District of Surry County Mount Airy, NC facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $7 | $7 | — | — | 25 | $7 – $7 |
| 5 | Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile, AL other · outpatient | 1 | $9 | $9 | — | — | 13 | $9 – $9 |
| 6 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $5 | $5 | — | — | 11 | $5 – $5 |
| 7 | Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc Whiteville, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $20 | $20 | $0 | 2% | 4–40 | $19 – $20 |
| 8 | NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER FORT KENT, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $13 | $13 | — | — | 4–40 | $13 – $13 |
| 9 | Public Hospital District No 1 of Mason County Shelton, WA fee schedule · both | 1 | $45 | $45 | — | — | 2–20 | $45 – $45 |
| 10 | Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $23 | $23 | — | — | 1–10 | $23 – $23 |
| 11 | ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL Sayre, PA facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $30 | $30 | — | — | 1–10 | $30 – $30 |
| 12 | SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC Lexington, KY fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $6 | $6 | $0 | 1% | 1–10 | $6 – $6 |
| 13 | Scotland Memorial Hospital Inc. Laurinburg, NC facility · fee schedule · both | 1 | $7 | $7 | — | — | 1–10 | $7 – $7 |
| 14 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Albemarle, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $20 | $20 | — | — | 1–10 | $20 – $20 |
| 15 | UMMC HOLMES COUNTY LEXINGTON, MS percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $44 | $44 | — | — | 1–10 | $44 – $44 |
| 16 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 17 | AGH LAVEEN LLC Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 18 | AGH MESA LLC Mesa, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 19 | AMH Cath Labs LLC Arlington, TX case rate · outpatient | 2 | $6 | $6 | $0 | 2% | — | $6 – $6 |
| 20 | AMH Cath Labs LLC Arlington, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 21 | Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 22 | Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 23 | Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 24 | Adventhealth North Pinellas Palm Harbor, FL fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 25 | Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
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