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
HC CHROM CULTURE SKIN
Low
$13
Average
$292
Median
$178
High
$41.2k
Each hospital's average UnitedHealthcare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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iThe hospitals that file a UnitedHealthcare 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 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 2 | $216 | $216 | $30 | 14% | 16–160 | $186 – $246 |
| 2 | Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation Parkersburg, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $376 | $376 | — | — | 3–30 | $376 – $376 |
| 3 | Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc Milwaukee, WI other · inpatient | 1 | $169 | $169 | — | — | 3–30 | $169 – $169 |
| 4 | St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Mountain Home, ID percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $237 | $454 | $307 | 68% | 3–30 | $237 – $889 |
| 5 | LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD PALO ALTO, CA per diem · outpatient | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 2–20 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 6 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $865 | $865 | — | — | 2–20 | $865 – $865 |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority WI 53718; 1675 Highland Ave Madison, WI percent of total billed chargesfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.2k | $1.2k | $276 | 23% | 2–20 | $850 – $1.7k |
| 8 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO fee schedule · both | 2 | $156 | $156 | $13 | 8% | 1–10 | $144 – $169 |
| 9 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $865 | $865 | — | — | 1–10 | $865 – $865 |
| 10 | FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC. dba FRANCISCAN HEALTH LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE, IN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $830 | $847 | $62 | 7% | 1–10 | $748 – $915 |
| 11 | Highland Hospital Rochester, NY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $658 | $658 | — | — | 1–10 | $658 – $658 |
| 12 | John Muir Health Walnut Creek, CA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 6 | $110 | $112 | $8 | 7% | 1–10 | $103 – $128 |
| 13 | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center LLC Wilmington, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $604 | $604 | — | — | 1–10 | $604 – $604 |
| 14 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $236 | $236 | — | — | 1–10 | $236 – $236 |
| 15 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $145 | $145 | — | — | 1–10 | $145 – $145 |
| 16 | Stormont Vail Healthcare, Inc Topeka, KS percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $82.3k | $82.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $82.3k – $82.3k |
| 17 | Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $676 | $676 | — | — | 1–10 | $676 – $676 |
| 18 | University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital Rio Rancho, NM facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $118 | $118 | — | — | 1–10 | $118 – $118 |
| 19 | University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA per diem · both | 2 | $72 | $72 | $26 | 36% | 1–10 | $46 – $97 |
| 20 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $141 | $120 | $30 | 25% | — | $78 – $141 |
| 21 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $272 | $272 | $64 | 24% | — | $208 – $336 |
| 22 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $156 | $157 | $37 | 24% | — | $117 – $199 |
| 23 | ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $203 | $203 | — | — | — | $203 – $203 |
| 24 | ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA other · outpatient | 1 | $141 | $141 | — | — | — | $141 – $141 |
| 25 | ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $272 | $272 | $64 | 24% | — | $208 – $336 |
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