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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VRE SCREEN-(Q37129)
Tustin, CA
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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $7 is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 13% 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: 10 payers, 23 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 | Bcbs Ca covered california/ifp/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 – $0.21 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.24 | $0.24 | $0.24 – $0.24 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 – $0.26 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 7 | Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 9 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 11 | Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.46 | $11.46 | $11.46 – $11.46 |
| 13 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.59 | $13.59 | $13.59 – $13.59 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial hmo-ppo/covered california facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.46 | $17.46 | $17.46 – $17.46 |
| 15 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19.26 | $19.26 | $19.26 – $19.26 |
| 16 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $19.74 | $19.74 | $19.74 – $19.74 |
| 17 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $19.74 | $19.74 | $19.74 – $19.74 |
| 18 | Anthem ppg facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.83 | $21.83 | $21.83 – $21.83 |
| 19 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.09 | $54.78 | $3.21 – $113.73 |
| 20 | Phcs commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $57.34 | $61.48 | $3.60 – $127.65 |
| 21 | Phcs commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.34 | $61.48 | $3.60 – $127.65 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $68.48 | $73.43 | $4.30 – $152.47 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $68.48 | $73.43 | $4.30 – $152.47 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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