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HC LAB CULT-URINE
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $19 is 27% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 57% 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, 43 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6.92 | $6.92 | $6.92 – $6.92 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|chip fee schedule · outpatient | $6.92 | $6.92 | $6.92 – $6.92 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $6.92 | $6.92 | $6.92 – $6.92 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7.12 | $7.12 | $7.12 – $7.12 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Humana medicare|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $8.15 | $8.15 | $8.15 – $8.15 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star fee schedule · outpatient | $9.29 | $9.29 | $9.29 – $9.29 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $9.68 | $9.68 | $9.68 – $9.68 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $11.22 | $11.22 | $11.22 – $11.22 |
| 16 | Superior Healthplan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $12.11 | $12.11 | $12.11 – $12.11 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $12.43 | $12.43 | $12.43 – $12.43 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter fee schedule · outpatient | $14.94 | $14.94 | $14.94 – $14.94 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $14.94 | $14.94 | $14.94 – $14.94 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.94 | $14.94 | $14.94 – $14.94 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.94 | $14.94 | $14.94 – $14.94 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $19.00 | $19.00 | $19.00 – $19.00 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $20.97 | $20.97 | $20.97 – $20.97 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $21.15 | $21.15 | $21.15 – $21.15 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier fee schedule · outpatient | $23.32 | $23.32 | $23.32 – $23.32 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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