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 CULTURE, P PATHOG - SCREEN
Waterloo, IA
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation’s median price of $7 is 50% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 17% 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: 7 payers, 20 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 hmo fee schedule · both | $3.98 | $3.98 | $3.98 – $3.98 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $3.98 | $3.98 | $3.98 – $3.98 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 5 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 6 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 7 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 9 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 10 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.96 | $6.96 | $6.96 – $6.96 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.96 | $6.96 | $6.96 – $6.96 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $11.27 | $11.27 | $11.27 – $11.27 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $11.27 | $11.27 | $11.27 – $11.27 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $11.40 | $11.40 | $11.40 – $11.40 |
| 17 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $11.63 | $11.63 | $11.63 – $11.63 |
| 18 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24.06 | $24.06 | $22.71 – $25.41 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 – $31.20 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 – $31.20 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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