Special stain smear for microscopic examination at Allina Health Systems

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HCHG MAL/PAR SMEAR

Rapids, MN

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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $38 is 215% above the median hospital's median price ($12), higher than 76% of the 2,486 hospitals reporting CPT 87207. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87207 at Allina Health Systems

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 28 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	Aetna allina aetna medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
2	Medicare medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
3	Medicaid medicaid ma (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
4	Medica medica medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield bc medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
6	UnitedHealthcare uhc ubh pmap (m) facility · other · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
7	Bcbs Mn bc pmap (amu) facility · other · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
8	Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (mu) facility · other · outpatient	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
9	Bcbs Mn bc premier (m u) facility · other · outpatient	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (mu) facility · other · outpatient	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
11	Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (mu) facility · other · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
12	Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$40	$20	50%	—	$20 – $68
13	Medica medica pmap (um) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$40	$44	$22	50%	—	$22 – $75
14	Aetna aetna elevate (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$70	$35	50%	—	$35 – $119
15	Aetna aetna performance (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$75	$37	50%	—	$38 – $126
16	Medica medica dual solutions (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80	$88	$44	50%	—	$44 – $150
17	Aetna aetna direct network (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$98	$109	$55	50%	—	$55 – $184
18	Bcbs Mn bc aware/blue plus (a m u) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$105	$117	$59	50%	—	$59 – $198
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (um) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$109	$120	$60	50%	—	$61 – $204
20	Medica medica ubh (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$126	$139	$70	50%	—	$70 – $236
21	Medica medica elect (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$148	$74	50%	—	$74 – $250
22	Medica medica essentials (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$139	$154	$77	50%	—	$78 – $262
23	Medica medica mhps (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$139	$154	$77	50%	—	$78 – $262
24	Medica medica ubh pmap (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$144	$159	$80	50%	—	$80 – $270
25	Medica medica choice (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$162	$82	50%	—	$82 – $275

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Last updated: Jun 17, 2026

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