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Urine W/Micro (Automated)
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $97 is 1426% above the median hospital's median price ($6), higher than 96% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 81001. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 11 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 | Highmark all plan types fee schedule · outpatient | $4.50 | $4.50 | $4.50 – $4.50 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $54.93 | $54.93 | $50.61 – $59.24 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $82.05 | $82.05 | $75.60 – $88.50 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $79.71 | $83.21 | $35.55 – $137.89 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $93.11 | $93.11 | $85.79 – $100.43 |
| 6 | Aetna all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $116.22 | $116.22 | $107.08 – $125.35 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $116.22 | $116.22 | $107.08 – $125.35 |
| 8 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $116.22 | $116.22 | $107.08 – $125.35 |
| 9 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $116.22 | $116.22 | $107.08 – $125.35 |
| 10 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $151.08 | $151.08 | $139.20 – $162.96 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $185.95 | $185.95 | $171.33 – $200.56 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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