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
VIRAL RESPIRATORY CULTURE
Low
$0
Average
$68
Median
$29
High
$762
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oneida Health ONEIDA, NY | $20 | $42 | $67 | 159% | 18–180 | $11 – $456 |
| 2 | Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria, IL | $11 | $11 | — | — | 2–20 | $11 – $11 |
| 3 | Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Vernon, WA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 7% | 2–20 | $0 – $0 |
| 4 | Commonspirit Kansas, Inc. Dodge City, KS | $68 | $68 | — | — | 1–10 | $68 – $68 |
| 5 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC | $25 | $25 | — | — | 1–10 | $25 – $25 |
| 6 | State Of Mississippi-university Of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, MS | $20 | $33 | $14 | 43% | 1–10 | $20 – $55 |
| 7 | Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Fort Morgan, CO | $74 | $74 | — | — | 1–10 | $74 – $74 |
| 8 | Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA | $20 | $21 | $2 | 10% | 1–10 | $20 – $36 |
| 9 | Lancaster General Health Lancaster, PA | $30 | $38 | $24 | 64% | 1–10 | $9 – $149 |
| 10 | OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK | $20 | $22 | $7 | 30% | — | $20 – $41 |
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