Bacterial identification by DNA sequencing at Affinity Hospital LLC

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

LRX183319 YEAST ID S

Birmingham, AL

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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $545 is 294% above the median hospital's median price ($138), higher than 94% of the 2,095 hospitals reporting CPT 87153. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87153 at Affinity Hospital LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 22 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	Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
2	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
3	UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
4	Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
5	UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
6	Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
7	Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
8	Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
9	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
10	Clover node clover health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$117	$117	—	—	—	$117 – $117
11	WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
12	Aetna aetna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
13	WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$173	$173	—	—	—	$173 – $173
14	Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
15	Cigna cigna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$217	$217	—	—	—	$217 – $217
16	Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$701	$701	—	—	—	$701 – $701
17	First Health first health facility · other · outpatient	$934	$934	—	—	—	$934 – $934
18	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$950	$950	—	—	—	$950 – $950
19	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$965	$965	—	—	—	$965 – $965
20	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
21	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
22	First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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