Blood test identifying six or more germs at Ascension Seton

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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CUL TYP ID BLD PTHGN 6+ TRGT

Austin, TX

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Ascension Seton’s median price of $183 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($234), higher than 5% of the 1,991 hospitals reporting CPT 87154. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87154 at Ascension Seton

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 41 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	Superior Healthplan 4188_superior star foster outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
2	Superior Healthplan 4189_superior star foster (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
3	Superior Healthplan 4239_chirp superior star (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
4	Superior Healthplan 4241_chirp superior star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
5	Superior Healthplan 4385_chirp superior star plus (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
6	Superior Healthplan 4389_chirp superior star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
7	Superior Healthplan 4888_superior star kids outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
8	Superior Healthplan 4889_superior star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
9	Ambetter 3880_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) outpatient 20240901 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4166_blue cross chip (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4166_blue cross chip/star kids (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4217_chirp blue cross star (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4219_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4999_blue cross star kids (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5003_blue cross star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
18	UnitedHealthcare 4251_chirp uhc star (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
19	UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
20	UnitedHealthcare 4262_chirp uhc star plus (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
21	UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
22	UnitedHealthcare 4309_uhc star kids (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
23	UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
24	Aetna 4659_medicare advantage aetna inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
25	Aetna 4749_medicare advantage aetna outpatient 20250811 other · outpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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