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 CULTURE AFB TB MYCOBACTERIA
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $158 is 715% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 94% of the 2,466 hospitals reporting CPT 87116. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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