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Urine culture/colony count
Clifton Springs, NY
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic’s median price of $8 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 4% 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: 8 payers, 14 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 commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.38 | $5.38 | $5.38 – $5.38 |
| 2 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.94 | $6.94 | $6.94 – $6.94 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial individual exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.10 | $7.10 | $7.10 – $7.10 |
| 4 | Cigna essential facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.10 | $7.10 | $7.10 – $7.10 |
| 5 | Excellus medicaid government programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.44 | $7.44 | $7.44 – $7.44 |
| 6 | Excellus medicaid special programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.44 | $7.44 | $7.44 – $7.44 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.59 | $7.59 | $7.59 – $7.59 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 10 | Tricare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 11 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.63 | $8.63 | $8.63 – $8.63 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.68 | $9.68 | $9.68 – $9.68 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.12 | $14.12 | $14.12 – $14.12 |
| 14 | Molina essentials 1&2 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.16 | $18.16 | $18.16 – $18.16 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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