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HC CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC - THROAT CULTURE
College Station, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station’s median price of $42 is 115% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 65% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. 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, 20 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.75 | $7.75 | $7.75 – $7.75 |
| 2 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.19 | $8.19 | $8.19 – $8.19 |
| 3 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.65 | $9.65 | $9.65 – $9.65 |
| 7 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.34 | $10.34 | $10.34 – $10.34 |
| 8 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.82 | $10.82 | $10.82 – $10.82 |
| 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 | $14.22 | $14.22 | $14.22 – $14.22 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.37 | $16.37 | $16.37 – $16.37 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19.26 | $19.26 | $19.26 – $19.26 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tx am university facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $54.39 | $54.39 | $54.39 – $54.39 |
| 14 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $112.40 | $98.71 | $27.12 – $112.40 |
| 15 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $131.30 | $115.31 | $31.67 – $131.30 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $133.24 | $117.01 | $32.14 – $133.24 |
| 17 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157.46 | $138.28 | $37.99 – $157.46 |
| 18 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $169.57 | $148.91 | $40.91 – $169.57 |
| 19 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $169.57 | $148.91 | $40.91 – $169.57 |
| 20 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $169.57 | $148.91 | $40.91 – $169.57 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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