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HC BACTERIA CULTURE SCREEN SINGLE ORGANISM
Lincolnton, NC
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc’s median price of $57 is 314% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 80% 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: 13 payers, 59 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 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $6.86 | $6.86 | $6.86 – $6.86 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $6.88 | $6.88 | $6.88 – $6.88 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $6.96 | $6.96 | $6.96 – $6.96 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $6.98 | $6.98 | $6.98 – $6.98 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $7.18 | $7.18 | $7.18 – $7.18 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $7.18 | $7.18 | $7.18 – $7.18 |
| 8 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $7.18 | $7.18 | $7.18 – $7.18 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $7.27 | $7.27 | $7.27 – $7.27 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $7.87 | $7.87 | $7.87 – $7.87 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $7.87 | $7.87 | $7.87 – $7.87 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $10.48 | $10.48 | $10.48 – $10.48 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $10.48 | $10.48 | $10.48 – $10.48 |
| 15 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus fee schedule · both | $11.14 | $11.14 | $11.14 – $11.14 |
| 16 | Ambetter individual commercial fee schedule · both | $11.31 | $11.31 | $11.31 – $11.31 |
| 17 | Aetna whole health hmo fee schedule · both | $12.29 | $12.29 | $12.29 – $12.29 |
| 18 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $12.33 | $12.33 | $12.33 – $12.33 |
| 19 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $14.87 | $14.87 | $14.87 – $14.87 |
| 20 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $14.87 | $14.87 | $14.87 – $14.87 |
| 21 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.64 | $17.64 | $17.64 – $17.64 |
| 22 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $40.69 | $40.69 | $40.69 – $40.69 |
| 23 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $44.02 | $44.02 | $44.02 – $44.02 |
| 24 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $46.40 | $46.40 | $46.40 – $46.40 |
| 25 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $46.53 | $46.53 | $46.53 – $46.53 |
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
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