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HCHG URINE CULTURE-SENDOUT
Oakland, MD
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GRMC, Inc.’s median price of $18 is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 56% 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: 10 payers, 18 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 | Caresource all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.15 | $23.56 | $4.50 – $40.50 |
| 2 | Highmark all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.56 | $24.16 | $4.62 – $41.54 |
| 3 | Humana all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.56 | $24.16 | $4.62 – $41.54 |
| 4 | Humana tricare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.56 | $24.16 | $4.62 – $41.54 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health chip percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.92 | $24.69 | $4.72 – $42.44 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.92 | $24.69 | $4.72 – $42.44 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.92 | $24.69 | $4.72 – $42.44 |
| 8 | Carefirst medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.92 | $24.69 | $4.72 – $42.44 |
| 9 | Highmark chip percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.92 | $24.69 | $4.72 – $42.44 |
| 10 | Highmark managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.92 | $24.69 | $4.72 – $42.44 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $16.92 | $24.69 | $4.72 – $42.44 |
| 12 | Carefirst all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.94 | $24.83 | $4.62 – $45.00 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.04 | $24.87 | $4.75 – $42.75 |
| 14 | Aetna all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.94 | $25.17 | $4.62 – $45.00 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.94 | $25.17 | $4.62 – $45.00 |
| 16 | Cigna all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.94 | $26.18 | $5.00 – $45.00 |
| 17 | Cigna rental percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.94 | $26.18 | $5.00 – $45.00 |
| 18 | First Health all plans percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.94 | $26.18 | $5.00 – $45.00 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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