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URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT
Brainerd, MN
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Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center’s median price of $22 is 44% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 61% 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, 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 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 3 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 4 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 5 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.80 | $15.80 | $15.80 – $15.80 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $21.44 | $21.44 | $21.44 – $21.44 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.44 | $21.44 | $21.44 – $21.44 |
| 10 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.50 | $21.50 | $21.50 – $21.50 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.50 | $22.50 | $22.50 – $22.50 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $22.58 | $22.58 | $22.58 – $22.58 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.58 | $22.58 | $22.58 – $22.58 |
| 14 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31.80 | $31.80 | $31.80 – $31.80 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $32.90 | $32.90 | $32.90 – $32.90 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $32.90 | $32.90 | $32.90 – $32.90 |
| 17 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33.55 | $33.55 | $33.55 – $33.55 |
| 18 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.10 | $34.10 | $31.80 – $36.40 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 – $35.00 |
| 20 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.35 | $35.35 | $35.35 – $35.35 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $36.75 | $36.75 | $36.75 – $36.75 |
| 22 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $36.75 | $36.75 | $36.75 – $36.75 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $38.05 | $38.05 | $38.05 – $38.05 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $42.50 | $42.50 | $42.50 – $42.50 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.50 | $42.50 | $42.50 – $42.50 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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