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Urine culture/colony count
Butler, PA
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Butler Healthcare Providers_ DBA Butler Memorial Hospital’s median price of $31 is 109% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 69% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 87086. 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, 28 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 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.49 | $7.49 | $7.49 – $7.49 |
| 2 | Medicaid traditional medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare mcd advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.15 | $8.15 | $8.07 – $8.23 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.31 | $8.31 | $8.31 – $8.31 |
| 6 | Humana mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.39 | $8.39 | $8.39 – $8.39 |
| 7 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.55 | $8.55 | $8.55 – $8.55 |
| 8 | Aetna auto network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.88 | $8.88 | $8.88 – $8.88 |
| 9 | Aetna mcd advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.20 | $9.20 | $9.20 – $9.20 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.68 | $9.68 | $9.68 – $9.68 |
| 11 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.14 | $10.14 | $10.14 – $10.14 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.10 | $12.10 | $12.10 – $12.10 |
| 13 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.41 | $13.41 | $7.91 – $18.91 |
| 14 | Highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.59 | $14.59 | $14.59 – $14.59 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.59 | $14.59 | $14.59 – $14.59 |
| 16 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14.59 | $14.59 | $14.59 – $14.59 |
| 17 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.69 | $14.78 | $10.64 – $17.02 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.10 | $16.10 | $16.10 – $16.10 |
| 19 | Aetna hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.56 | $18.56 | $18.56 – $18.56 |
| 20 | Aetna rental network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.37 | $21.37 | $21.37 – $21.37 |
| 21 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 – $31.20 |
| 22 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 – $31.20 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 – $39.00 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 – $39.00 |
| 25 | Aetna rental network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.70 | $50.70 | $50.70 – $50.70 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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