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HCHG URINE CULTURE/DS
Saginaw, MI
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Covenant Medical Center Inc’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, 26 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 Mi managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.22 | $4.22 | $4.22 – $4.22 |
| 2 | Molina managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.22 | $4.22 | $4.22 – $4.22 |
| 3 | Molina managed medicaid professional · other · both | $4.42 | $4.42 | $4.42 – $4.42 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial professional · other · both | $5.91 | $5.91 | $5.91 – $5.91 |
| 5 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $6.05 | $6.05 | $6.05 – $6.05 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $6.05 | $6.05 | $6.05 – $6.05 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mi managed medicaid professional · other · both | $6.16 | $6.16 | $6.16 – $6.16 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $6.62 | $6.62 | $6.62 – $6.62 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · other · both | $7.43 | $7.43 | $7.43 – $7.43 |
| 10 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.51 | $7.51 | $7.51 – $7.51 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.51 | $7.51 | $7.51 – $7.51 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 13 | Humana ppo medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 14 | Humana ppo medicare advantage professional · other · both | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 16 | Molina medicare advantage professional · other · both | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 17 | Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 – $10.50 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.60 | $12.60 | $12.60 – $12.60 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $61.05 | $61.05 | $61.05 – $61.05 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61.05 | $61.05 | $61.05 – $61.05 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $81.59 | $81.59 | $81.59 – $81.59 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $81.59 | $81.59 | $81.59 – $81.59 |
| 23 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $83.25 | $83.25 | $83.25 – $83.25 |
| 24 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $83.25 | $83.25 | $83.25 – $83.25 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $99.90 | $99.90 | $99.90 – $99.90 |
Last updated: May 15, 2026
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