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HC Culture Aerobic Additional Method Definitive ID Each
Waterloo, IA
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Covenant Medical Center Inc’s median price of $25 is 57% above the median hospital's median price ($16), higher than 63% of the 2,602 hospitals reporting CPT 87077. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 18 payers, 34 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 | Molina molina medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $7.92 | $7.92 | $7.92 – $7.92 |
| 3 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 – $8.00 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $8.08 | $8.08 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| 7 | Oscar oscar facility · fee schedule · both | $12.40 | $12.40 | $12.40 – $12.40 |
| 8 | Oscar oscar facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.40 | $12.40 | $12.40 – $12.40 |
| 9 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · both | $13.57 | $13.57 | $13.57 – $13.57 |
| 10 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.57 | $13.57 | $13.57 – $13.57 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna facility · fee schedule · both | $21.98 | $21.98 | $21.98 – $21.98 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.98 | $21.98 | $21.98 – $21.98 |
| 13 | First Health aetna facility · fee schedule · both | $21.98 | $21.98 | $21.98 – $21.98 |
| 14 | First Health aetna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.98 | $21.98 | $21.98 – $21.98 |
| 15 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · fee schedule · both | $21.98 | $21.98 | $21.98 – $21.98 |
| 16 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.98 | $21.98 | $21.98 – $21.98 |
| 17 | Cigna midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $75.26 | $75.26 | $75.26 – $75.26 |
| 18 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $75.26 | $75.26 | $75.26 – $75.26 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare deere premier facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $98.58 | $98.58 | $98.58 – $98.58 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc optum behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $106.00 | $106.00 | $106.00 – $106.00 |
| 21 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $125.43 | $125.43 | $125.43 – $125.43 |
| 22 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $126.68 | $126.68 | $126.68 – $126.68 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $127.94 | $127.94 | $127.94 – $127.94 |
| 24 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $128.79 | $128.79 | $128.79 – $128.79 |
| 25 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $136.02 | $136.02 | $136.02 – $136.02 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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