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
CULTURE, H PYLORI
Park Ridge, IL
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Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge’s median price of $37 is 166% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 69% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Ambetter medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.61 | $9.61 | $9.61 – $9.61 |
| 4 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.61 | $9.61 | $9.61 – $9.61 |
| 5 | Oscar medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 – $9.95 |
| 6 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.76 | $29.76 | $29.76 – $29.76 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.90 | $35.90 | $35.90 – $35.90 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.04 | $39.04 | $37.51 – $40.57 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.71 | $42.71 | $42.71 – $42.71 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $158.03 | $158.03 | $106.58 – $209.48 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $160.61 | $160.61 | $108.32 – $212.90 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $172.00 | $172.00 | $116.00 – $228.00 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $172.00 | $172.00 | $116.00 – $228.00 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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