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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC MAG AB (WESTERN BLOT) S/O
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $24 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($24), higher than 50% of the 2,020 hospitals reporting CPT 84181. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 40 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $8 | $8 | $0 | 6% | — | $7 – $8 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $8 | $11 | $5 | 43% | — | $7 – $17 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $17 | $17 | $1 | 3% | — | $17 – $18 |
| 10 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $17 | $17 | $1 | 3% | — | $17 – $18 |
| 11 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $17 | $17 | $1 | 3% | — | $17 – $18 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | $0 | 1% | — | $17 – $18 |
| 13 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 15 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 16 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 17 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 18 | Anthem managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $19 | — | — | — | $19 – $19 |
| 19 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $19 | $19 | — | — | — | $19 – $19 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $24 | $22 | $5 | 23% | — | $13 – $24 |
| 21 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $24 | $11 | 49% | — | $16 – $49 |
| 22 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $20 | $26 | $9 | 35% | — | $19 – $39 |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $27 | $27 | $0 | 1% | — | $27 – $27 |
| 25 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $27 | $27 | $0 | 1% | — | $27 – $27 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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