Bacterial culture identification by chromatography at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

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CULTURE TYPING GLC/HPLC

Orange, TX

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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange’s median price of $13 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($13), higher than 40% of the 1,499 hospitals reporting CPT 87143. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87143 at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 24 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 all payer fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
2	UnitedHealthcare hix fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
3	Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
4	Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
5	Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
6	Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
7	UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
8	WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
9	UnitedHealthcare chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
10	UnitedHealthcare star kid km fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
11	UnitedHealthcare star km fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
12	UnitedHealthcare star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
13	Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
14	Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
15	Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
16	Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
17	Humana choicecare fee schedule · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
18	Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
19	Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
20	Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
21	Cigna new business fee schedule · outpatient	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
22	Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
23	Bcbs Tx traditional fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
24	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75

Last updated: Jan 13, 2026

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