Urine culture for bacterial growth at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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LAB CULT DEFIN URINE QUANTITA

Angeles, CA

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Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles’s median price of $52 is 251% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 78% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 87086. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87086 at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 37 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	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	Medicare medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
3	Medicaid medi-cal facility · other · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	239	$8 – $8
4	Optum optum health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
5	Medicaid california childrens services government facility · other · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	464	$9 – $9
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield promise mmc facility · other · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	99	$11 – $11
7	Molina molina mmc facility · other · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	62	$12 – $12
8	Anthem anthem blue cross mmc facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
9	Medicaid california childrens services government professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
10	Medicaid medi-cal professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
11	Molina molina mmc professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
12	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
13	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial ppo select facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
15	Cigna cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$15	$15	—	—	—	$15 – $15
16	Anthem anthem blue cross marketplace facility · case rate · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
17	Kaiser kaiser commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
18	Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield marketplace facility · other · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	18	$48 – $48
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield marketplace professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
21	Aetna aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield commercial facility · other · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	83	$50 – $50
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
24	Kaiser kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
25	Anthem anthem blue cross select professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51

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Last updated: Apr 10, 2026

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