Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Urine culture/colony count
Syracuse, NY
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Crouse Hospital’s median price of $10 is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 30% 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: 6 payers, 18 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 | Excellus medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $8.61 | $8.61 | $8.61 – $8.61 |
| 2 | Excellus govt programs/ special products fee schedule · outpatient | $9.76 | $9.76 | $9.76 – $9.76 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $9.76 | $9.76 | $9.76 – $9.76 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare essential plans 1 -4 fee schedule · outpatient | $9.76 | $9.76 | $9.76 – $9.76 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $9.76 | $9.76 | $9.76 – $9.76 |
| 6 | WellCare medicaid essential plan 3 and 4 fee schedule · outpatient | $9.76 | $9.76 | $9.76 – $9.76 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $9.86 | $9.86 | $9.86 – $9.86 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $9.86 | $9.86 | $9.86 – $9.86 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $9.86 | $9.86 | $9.86 – $9.86 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $10.35 | $10.35 | $10.35 – $10.35 |
| 11 | WellCare medicaid essential plan 1 and 2 fee schedule · outpatient | $11.71 | $11.71 | $11.71 – $11.71 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commerical fee schedule · outpatient | $16.14 | $16.14 | $16.14 – $16.14 |
| 13 | Aetna commerical fee schedule · outpatient | $17.26 | $17.26 | $17.26 – $17.26 |
| 14 | Aetna raymour furniture company fee schedule · outpatient | $17.26 | $17.26 | $17.26 – $17.26 |
| 15 | Excellus bcbs fee schedule · outpatient | $17.71 | $17.71 | $17.71 – $17.71 |
| 16 | Excellus hospital blue fee schedule · outpatient | $17.71 | $17.71 | $17.71 – $17.71 |
| 17 | Molina essential fee schedule · outpatient | $21.96 | $21.96 | $21.96 – $21.96 |
| 18 | Humana commerical percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.59 | $37.59 | $19.31 – $55.86 |
Last updated: May 19, 2026
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