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 - BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION
Plattsburgh, NY
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $8 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($16), higher than 17% of the 2,602 hospitals reporting CPT 87077. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 13 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 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.64 | $7.64 | $7.64 – $7.64 |
| 2 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.68 | $7.68 | $7.68 – $7.68 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 5 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 7 | Highmark ind/fep facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 – $9.95 |
| 8 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 – $9.95 |
| 9 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.31 | $11.31 | $11.31 – $11.31 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.93 | $12.93 | $12.93 – $12.93 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $100.43 | $100.43 | $100.43 – $100.43 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $113.69 | $113.69 | $113.69 – $113.69 |
| 13 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $141.55 | $141.55 | $141.55 – $141.55 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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