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
S AUREUS BY PCR
Chicago, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital’s median price of $159 is 277% above the median hospital's median price ($42), higher than 92% of the 1,877 hospitals reporting CPT 87640. 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 fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 3 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 4 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 5 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $53 | $53 | — | — | — | $53 – $53 |
| 6 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $159 | $159 | — | — | — | $159 – $159 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $176 | $176 | $7 | 4% | — | $169 – $183 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $190 | $190 | — | — | — | $190 – $190 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $193 | $193 | — | — | — | $193 – $193 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $222 | $222 | — | — | — | $222 – $222 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $252 | $252 | — | — | — | $252 – $252 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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