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Urine culture/colony count
OPELIKA, AL
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East Alabama Medical Center’s median price of $13 is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 46% 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, 21 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 2 | Beechstreet phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 5 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.38 | $13.38 | $13.38 – $13.38 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.38 | $13.38 | $13.38 – $13.38 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15.33 | $15.33 | $15.33 – $15.33 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.87 | $16.87 | $16.87 – $16.87 |
| 13 | Humana commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.04 | $17.04 | $17.04 – $17.04 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43.80 | $43.80 | $43.80 – $43.80 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.10 | $51.10 | $51.10 – $51.10 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58.40 | $58.40 | $58.40 – $58.40 |
| 17 | Beechstreet phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $62.05 | $62.05 | $62.05 – $62.05 |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $62.05 | $62.05 | $62.05 – $62.05 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $62.05 | $62.05 | $62.05 – $62.05 |
| 20 | MultiPlan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $62.05 | $62.05 | $62.05 – $62.05 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $73.00 | $73.00 | $73.00 – $73.00 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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