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
BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE
Little Rock, AR
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Arkansas Childrens Hospital’s median price of $55 is 268% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 79% 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: 7 payers, 8 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 4 | Caresource medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 – $55.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $121.05 | $121.05 | $121.05 – $121.05 |
| 6 | Aetna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $125.89 | $125.89 | $125.89 – $125.89 |
| 7 | Cigna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $131.64 | $131.64 | $131.64 – $131.64 |
| 8 | Ambetter all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $136.18 | $136.18 | $136.18 – $136.18 |
Last updated: Aug 13, 2026
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