RC 306
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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Laboratory Bacteriology & Microbiology
Spruce Pine, NC
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $143 is 165% above the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 87% of the 1,799 hospitals reporting RC 306. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 2 payers, 4 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 mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $54.04 | $54.04 | $54.04 – $54.04 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88.18 | $88.18 | $88.18 – $88.18 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $197.68 | $197.68 | $197.68 – $197.68 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $197.68 | $197.68 | $197.68 – $197.68 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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