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 SPUTUM COLLECTION
Low
$20
Average
$140
Median
$104
High
$1.3k
Each hospital's average Medica rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
95 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 6.6× 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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122 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Medica 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 | Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $112 | $112 | $6 | 6% | — | $106 – $119 |
| 2 | Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $16 | $20 | $9 | 47% | — | $12 – $34 |
| 3 | Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $16 | $20 | $9 | 47% | — | $12 – $34 |
| 4 | Amery Hospital Amery, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $132 | $132 | $54 | 41% | — | $78 – $187 |
| 5 | BELLEVUE MEDICAL CENTER LLC Bellevue, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $26 | $25 | $7 | 30% | — | $16 – $33 |
| 6 | Banner Community Hospital Torrington, WY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $241 | $241 | $86 | 36% | — | $155 – $326 |
| 7 | Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $172 | $172 | — | — | — | $172 – $172 |
| 8 | Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $287 | $287 | — | — | — | $287 – $287 |
| 9 | Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $172 | $172 | — | — | — | $172 – $172 |
| 10 | Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $287 | $287 | — | — | — | $287 – $287 |
| 11 | Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $240 | $240 | $88 | 37% | — | $151 – $328 |
| 12 | Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 13 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 14 | Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp West Des Moines, IA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 15 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $79 | $79 | $5 | 6% | — | $75 – $84 |
| 16 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation West Des Moines, IA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $63 | $63 | $4 | 6% | — | $59 – $66 |
| 17 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $114 | $114 | — | — | — | $114 – $114 |
| 18 | Curators of the University of Missouri Jefferson City, MO facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $31 | $31 | — | — | — | $31 – $31 |
| 19 | East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $217 | $217 | $69 | 32% | — | $148 – $287 |
| 20 | Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA other · both | 1 | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 21 | Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 22 | Essentia Health Fargo 3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $171 | $171 | — | — | — | $171 – $171 |
| 23 | Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 24 | Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes 1027 Washington Ave. Detroit Lakes, MN facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $180 | $180 | — | — | — | $180 – $180 |
| 25 | Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $172 | $172 | — | — | — | $172 – $172 |
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