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HC CULTURE,BACTERIAL,URINE - QUANTI
Austin, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin’s median price of $42 is 181% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 73% 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, 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 | Superior Healthplan medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.78 | $6.78 | $6.78 – $6.78 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 – $7.25 |
| 3 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.67 | $7.67 | $7.67 – $7.67 |
| 4 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.04 | $9.04 | $9.04 – $9.04 |
| 7 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.68 | $9.68 | $9.68 – $9.68 |
| 8 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.13 | $10.13 | $10.13 – $10.13 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 – $12.00 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.32 | $13.32 | $13.32 – $13.32 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.55 | $14.55 | $14.55 – $14.55 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.12 | $17.12 | $17.12 – $17.12 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $41.72 | $41.72 | $41.72 – $41.72 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.29 | $42.29 | $42.29 – $42.29 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $48.34 | $48.34 | $48.34 – $48.34 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $50.92 | $50.92 | $50.92 – $50.92 |
| 17 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $94.22 | $94.22 | $94.22 – $94.22 |
| 18 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $110.06 | $110.06 | $110.06 – $110.06 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111.68 | $111.68 | $111.68 – $111.68 |
| 20 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $131.99 | $131.99 | $131.99 – $131.99 |
| 21 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $142.14 | $142.14 | $142.14 – $142.14 |
| 22 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $142.14 | $142.14 | $142.14 – $142.14 |
| 23 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $142.14 | $142.14 | $142.14 – $142.14 |
Last updated: Jun 13, 2026
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