Mycobacteria culture test at Dignity Health

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

RL-CH-AFB CULT

Carmichael, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $13 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($20), higher than 33% of the 2,624 hospitals reporting CPT 87116. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87116 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 39 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	Anthem medicare\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
2	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
5	Humana commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
6	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
7	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
8	Molina medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
10	Anthem medicare\|imperial fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
11	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
12	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
13	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
14	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
15	UnitedHealthcare medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
16	UnitedHealthcare medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
17	Molina medicaid\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	$0	0%	—	$17 – $17
18	Anthem medicaid\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	$0	1%	—	$17 – $17
19	Cigna commercial\|localplus fee schedule · outpatient	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
20	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$29	$29	$12	41%	—	$17 – $41
21	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$29	$29	$12	41%	—	$17 – $41
22	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$29	$29	$12	41%	—	$17 – $41
23	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|aco trio fee schedule · outpatient	$57	$57	$52	91%	—	$5 – $109
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|aco trio calpers fee schedule · outpatient	$74	$74	$67	91%	—	$7 – $141

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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