Bacterial culture screening test at Bucyrus Community Hospital

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HC CULTURE- PRESUMPTIVE PATHOG SCREEN

Bucyrus, OH

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Bucyrus Community Hospital’s median price of $53 is 282% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 78% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87081 at Bucyrus Community Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 27 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	Caresource medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$28.09	$28.09	$28.09 – $28.09
2	Molina medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$28.09	$28.09	$28.09 – $28.09
3	UnitedHealthcare medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$28.09	$28.09	$28.09 – $28.09
4	Anthem medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$28.93	$28.93	$28.93 – $28.93
5	Humana medicaid_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$30.38	$30.38	$30.38 – $30.38
6	Anthem medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$32.96	$32.96	$32.96 – $32.96
7	Humana medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$32.96	$32.96	$32.96 – $32.96
8	Molina medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$32.96	$32.96	$32.96 – $32.96
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$32.96	$32.96	$32.96 – $32.96
10	Aetna medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$33.62	$33.62	$33.62 – $33.62
11	Medical Mutual medicare_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$33.62	$33.62	$33.62 – $33.62
12	Molina marketplace_outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$52.74	$52.74	$52.74 – $52.74
13	Anthem blue_access_i-ii_enhanced_choice_pathway_x percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$57.78	$57.78	$57.78 – $57.78
14	Anthem pathway_group_hmo_pathway_x percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$57.78	$57.78	$57.78 – $57.78
15	Anthem traditional_blue_access_blue_preferred both	$62.32	$62.32	$62.32 – $62.32
16	Anthem blue_access_blue_preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$64.89	$64.89	$64.89 – $64.89
17	Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$74.98	$74.98	$74.98 – $74.98
18	Medical Mutual commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$82.40	$82.40	$82.40 – $82.40
19	Aetna all_commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$87.55	$87.55	$87.55 – $87.55
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$94.76	$94.76	$94.76 – $94.76
21	Anthem medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
22	Humana medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
23	Molina medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
24	UnitedHealthcare medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,518	$3,518	$3,518 – $3,518
25	Aetna medicare_inpatient per diem · both	$3,588	$3,588	$3,588 – $3,588

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Last updated: Mar 23, 2026

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