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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URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT
Tustin, CA
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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $8 is 45% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 13% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 87086. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 15 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 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 – $0.26 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.30 – $0.30 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 – $0.32 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 11 | Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $10.49 | $10.49 | $10.49 – $10.49 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.97 | $13.97 | $13.97 – $13.97 |
| 13 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.54 | $16.54 | $16.54 – $16.54 |
| 14 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $24.04 | $24.04 | $24.04 – $24.04 |
| 15 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $24.04 | $24.04 | $24.04 – $24.04 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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