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LC-URINE CULTURE ROUTINE
Hayward, CA
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Hayward Sisters Hospital’s median price of $8 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 4% 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, 23 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 aetna health plan facility · per diem · outpatient | $4.20 | $4.20 | $4.20 – $4.20 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna facility · other · outpatient | $6.30 | $6.30 | $6.30 – $6.30 |
| 3 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 4 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser/kaiser sr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.72 | $6.72 | $6.72 – $6.72 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo facility · other · outpatient | $6.72 | $6.72 | $6.72 – $6.72 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare ppo facility · other · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna health plan/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna health plan/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 12 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ca blue cross hmo/ppo/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare)/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.40 – $8.40 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare secure horizons (pacificare)/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.54 | $10.54 | $10.54 – $10.54 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo-pos-epo/pacificare of california hmo-ppo/affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.54 | $10.54 | $10.54 – $10.54 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20.18 | $20.18 | $20.18 – $20.18 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield affinity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20.18 | $20.18 | $20.18 – $20.18 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield hill facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20.18 | $20.18 | $20.18 – $20.18 |
Last updated: Feb 23, 2026
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