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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HC - PHARYNGITIS CULTURE
Malone, NY
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Alice Hyde Medical Center’s median price of $62 is 218% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 72% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 9 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 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 2 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.78 | $10.78 | $10.78 – $10.78 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60.56 | $60.56 | $59.40 – $61.71 |
| 4 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60.56 | $60.56 | $59.40 – $61.71 |
| 5 | Humana tricare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60.56 | $60.56 | $59.40 – $61.71 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60.56 | $60.56 | $59.40 – $61.71 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $159.46 | $159.46 | $156.42 – $162.50 |
| 8 | Highmark ind/fep/ppo/hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $164.42 | $164.42 | $161.28 – $167.55 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $172.13 | $172.13 | $168.84 – $175.41 |
Last updated: Sep 8, 2026
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