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
Nfct ds bact&fng org id 6+
Atlanta, GA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 0086U →Price type
Emory University’s median price of $202 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($206), higher than 38% of the 1,343 hospitals reporting CPT 0086U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 13 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue pathways exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $150 | $150 | — | — | — | $150 – $150 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $170 | $170 | — | — | — | $170 – $170 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 4 | Devoted medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare core/charter/nexus other commercial plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value secure medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $202 | $202 | — | — | — | $202 – $202 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $204 | $204 | — | — | — | $204 – $204 |
| 9 | Cigna healthspring medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 10 | Clover medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $210 | $210 | — | — | — | $210 – $210 |
| 11 | WellCare medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $212 | $212 | — | — | — | $212 – $212 |
| 12 | Oscar exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $273 | $273 | — | — | — | $273 – $273 |
| 13 | Ambetter peach state exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $424 | $424 | — | — | — | $424 – $424 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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