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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CULTFOR PATHOG ORGAN,SCR - REF
Brainerd, MN
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Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center’s median price of $78 is 467% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 87% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. 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, 25 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 bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 4 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 5 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 7 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $45.03 | $45.03 | $37.60 – $52.46 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $61.12 | $61.12 | $51.04 – $71.20 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61.12 | $61.12 | $51.04 – $71.20 |
| 10 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61.28 | $61.28 | $51.17 – $71.38 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $64.13 | $64.13 | $53.55 – $74.70 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $64.34 | $64.34 | $53.73 – $74.95 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $64.34 | $64.34 | $53.73 – $74.95 |
| 14 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.63 | $90.63 | $75.68 – $105.58 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $93.77 | $93.77 | $78.30 – $109.23 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $93.77 | $93.77 | $78.30 – $109.23 |
| 17 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.62 | $95.62 | $79.85 – $111.39 |
| 18 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.11 | $97.19 | $75.68 – $120.85 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $99.75 | $99.75 | $83.30 – $116.20 |
| 20 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $100.75 | $100.75 | $84.13 – $117.36 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $104.74 | $104.74 | $87.46 – $122.01 |
| 22 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $104.74 | $104.74 | $87.46 – $122.01 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $108.45 | $108.45 | $90.56 – $126.33 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $121.13 | $121.13 | $101.15 – $141.10 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $121.13 | $121.13 | $101.15 – $141.10 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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