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Sputum spec aer tech charge - Yes
Brandon, MS
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Brandon HMA LLC’s median price of $210 is 28% above the median hospital's median price ($164), higher than 80% of the 1,754 hospitals reporting CPT 89220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 21 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 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $117 | $117 | — | — | — | $117 – $117 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $129 | $129 | — | — | — | $129 – $129 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $129 | $129 | — | — | — | $129 – $129 |
| 4 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $146 | $146 | — | — | — | $146 – $146 |
| 5 | Molina molina chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $149 | $149 | — | — | — | $149 – $149 |
| 6 | Molina molina medicaid ms facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $149 | $149 | — | — | — | $149 – $149 |
| 7 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $164 | $164 | — | — | — | $164 – $164 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $164 | $164 | — | — | — | $164 – $164 |
| 11 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 12 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 13 | Molina node molina mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 14 | Aetna node first choice aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 15 | WellCare node first choice wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 16 | Molina molina exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ms fmp facility · other · outpatient | $305 | $305 | — | — | — | $305 – $305 |
| 18 | Phcs phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $338 | $338 | — | — | — | $338 – $338 |
| 19 | Phcs phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $338 | $338 | — | — | — | $338 – $338 |
| 20 | Aetna aetna pho facility · other · outpatient | $395 | $395 | — | — | — | $395 – $395 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $395 | $395 | — | — | — | $395 – $395 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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