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Urine culture/colony count
Keene, NH
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Cheshire Medical Center’s median price of $20 is 32% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 58% 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: 10 payers, 56 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 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 – $5.86 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas - nh managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.12 | $7.12 | $7.12 – $7.12 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.26 | $7.26 | $7.26 – $7.26 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 5 | Ambetter ambetter commercial - exchange professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | Anthem anthem indiv qhp - exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 8 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 10 | Bcbs Vt bcbs of vermont - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 11 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - va community care network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - va community care network professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 17 | WellCare wellcare - medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 18 | WellCare wellcare - medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.31 | $8.31 | $8.31 – $8.31 |
| 20 | Anthem anthem shop on exch facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.30 | $11.30 | $11.30 – $11.30 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - hmo/pos/ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.61 | $16.61 | $16.61 – $16.61 |
| 22 | Anthem anthem - indemnity professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.77 | $18.77 | $18.77 – $18.77 |
| 23 | Cigna cigna hmo-pos professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $19.75 | $19.75 | $19.75 – $19.75 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $19.75 | $19.75 | $19.75 – $19.75 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - freedom plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $19.85 | $19.85 | $19.85 – $19.85 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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