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.
Original text from hospital filings
SMEAR ACID FAST/FLUOR
Northridge, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $9 is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 44% of the 2,564 hospitals reporting CPT 87206. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 31 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 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 4 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 5 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 6 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 7 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 13 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 14 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 15 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 16 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | 1–10 | $10 – $10 |
| 17 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $34 | $34 | — | — | — | $34 – $34 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $48 | $48 | — | — | — | $48 – $48 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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