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Culture, presumptive, pathogenic organisms, screening only;
Ladson, SC
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HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness’s median price of $98 is 607% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 91% 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: 12 payers, 35 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 | Humana tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $5.66 | $5.66 | $5.66 – $5.66 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 4 | Humana mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 7 | Aetna mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $6.70 | $6.70 | $6.70 – $6.70 |
| 8 | Molina mcrmmp fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 10 | WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 11 | WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 12 | WellCare pos fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 13 | WellCare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 14 | WellCare snp fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 15 | Clover mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $6.96 | $6.96 | $6.96 – $6.96 |
| 16 | Cigna mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $7.16 | $7.16 | $7.16 – $7.16 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $8.55 | $8.55 | $8.55 – $8.55 |
| 18 | Aetna afa fee schedule · outpatient | $9.96 | $9.96 | $9.96 – $9.96 |
| 19 | Aetna nb fee schedule · outpatient | $9.96 | $9.96 | $9.96 – $9.96 |
| 20 | Aetna fi fee schedule · outpatient | $13.36 | $13.36 | $13.36 – $13.36 |
| 21 | Aetna si fee schedule · outpatient | $17.37 | $17.37 | $17.37 – $17.37 |
| 22 | Molina hix fee schedule · outpatient | $19.89 | $19.89 | $19.89 – $19.89 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pbhix fee schedule · outpatient | $24.62 | $24.62 | $24.62 – $24.62 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice fee schedule · outpatient | $48.57 | $48.57 | $48.57 – $48.57 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferredblue fee schedule · outpatient | $48.57 | $48.57 | $48.57 – $48.57 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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