Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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CULTURE- STREP
Orange, CA
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit’s median price of $90 is 550% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 90% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 30 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 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california medi-cal/caloptima/healthy families facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 2 | Medicare medicare** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.48 | $7.48 | $7.48 – $7.48 |
| 4 | Molina molina medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.62 | $7.62 | $7.62 – $7.62 |
| 5 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 – $9.95 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ca blue cross/vivity/pih-presbyterian health/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.97 | $16.97 | $16.97 – $16.97 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $22.47 | $22.47 | $22.47 – $22.47 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.94 | $28.94 | $28.94 – $28.94 |
| 9 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.46 | $30.46 | $30.46 – $30.46 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.46 | $30.46 | $30.46 – $30.46 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.24 | $79.24 | $79.24 – $79.24 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.24 | $79.24 | $79.24 – $79.24 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $68.85 | $146.75 | $45.90 – $577.81 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna healthcare of california hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $68.85 | $146.75 | $45.90 – $577.81 |
| 15 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · other · outpatient | $82.50 | $167.45 | $55.00 – $600.00 |
| 16 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california uc care ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88.80 | $189.27 | $59.20 – $745.24 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.00 | $191.83 | $60.00 – $755.31 |
| 18 | Magellan magellan health services hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.00 | $191.83 | $60.00 – $755.31 |
| 19 | Magellan magellan health services ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.00 | $191.83 | $60.00 – $755.31 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $104.10 | $221.88 | $69.40 – $873.64 |
| 21 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo** facility · per diem · outpatient | $107.85 | $229.88 | $71.90 – $905.11 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $107.85 | $229.88 | $71.90 – $905.11 |
| 23 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo** facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $109.50 | $233.39 | $73.00 – $918.96 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health inc) hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.00 | $255.77 | $80.00 – $1,007 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna behavioral health (evernorth behavioral health, inc.) ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.00 | $255.77 | $80.00 – $1,007 |
Last updated: Mar 19, 2026
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