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HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT
Ventura, CA
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Community Memorial Hospital’s median price of $11 is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 37% 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: 12 payers, 23 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 medicare facility · other · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 3 | Kaiser kaiser medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 4 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 5 | WellCare wellcare of california facility · other · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 7 | Medicaid medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.10 | $8.10 | $8.10 – $8.10 |
| 8 | Humana humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons uhc facility · other · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 – $10.50 |
| 11 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.44 | $11.44 | $11.44 – $11.44 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.59 | $11.59 | $11.59 – $11.59 |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $11.84 | $11.84 | $11.84 – $11.84 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payor appendix facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.12 | $14.12 | $14.12 – $14.12 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare select/select plus facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.12 | $14.12 | $14.12 – $14.12 |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $19.95 | $19.95 | $19.95 – $19.95 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.96 | $28.96 | $28.96 – $28.96 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.16 | $33.16 | $33.16 – $33.16 |
| 19 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $34.20 | $34.20 | $34.20 – $34.20 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.20 | $34.20 | $34.20 – $34.20 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.34 | $37.34 | $37.34 – $37.34 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $51.20 | $51.20 | $51.20 – $51.20 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna medical rental products facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $54.97 | $54.97 | $54.97 – $54.97 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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