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
CHG CUL PRSMPTV PTHGNC ORGANISM SCRN W/COLONY ESTIMJ
Plattsburgh, NY
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $7 is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 4% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. 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, 34 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access professional · fee schedule · both | $3.27 | $3.27 | $3.27 – $3.27 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $3.27 | $3.27 | $3.27 – $3.27 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ind professional · fee schedule · both | $3.27 | $3.27 | $3.27 – $3.27 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $3.27 | $3.27 | $3.27 – $3.27 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $3.98 | $3.98 | $3.98 – $3.98 |
| 6 | Highmark ind/fep professional · fee schedule · both | $4.41 | $4.41 | $4.41 – $4.41 |
| 7 | Highmark ppo/hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $4.41 | $4.41 | $4.41 – $4.41 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $5.97 | $5.97 | $5.97 – $5.97 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa professional · fee schedule · both | $5.97 | $5.97 | $5.97 – $5.97 |
| 10 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.27 | $6.27 | $6.27 – $6.27 |
| 11 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $6.27 | $6.27 | $6.27 – $6.27 |
| 12 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $6.30 | $6.30 | $6.30 – $6.30 |
| 13 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.30 | $6.30 | $6.30 – $6.30 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 18 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 19 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 22 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $6.71 | $6.71 | $6.71 – $6.71 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $7.88 | $7.88 | $7.62 – $8.14 |
| 24 | Highmark ind/fep facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.16 | $8.16 | $8.16 – $8.16 |
| 25 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.16 | $8.16 | $8.16 – $8.16 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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