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Culture-Urine
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $114 is 662% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 94% 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: 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 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 – $12.00 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $63.96 | $63.96 | $63.96 – $63.96 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.55 | $95.55 | $95.55 – $95.55 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.90 | $96.90 | $44.93 – $148.87 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.43 | $108.43 | $108.43 – $108.43 |
| 6 | Aetna all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.34 | $135.34 | $135.34 – $135.34 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.34 | $135.34 | $135.34 – $135.34 |
| 8 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.34 | $135.34 | $135.34 – $135.34 |
| 9 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.34 | $135.34 | $135.34 – $135.34 |
| 10 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $175.94 | $175.94 | $175.94 – $175.94 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $216.54 | $216.54 | $216.54 – $216.54 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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