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.
Original text from hospital filings
CULTURE, BACTERIAL; URINE
Abilene, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $146 is 878% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 96% 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: 6 payers, 16 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 | Superior Healthplan managed medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.26 | $13.26 | $13.26 – $13.26 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.86 | $29.86 | $29.86 – $29.86 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.55 | $31.55 | $31.55 – $31.55 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.10 | $35.10 | $35.10 – $35.10 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $65.51 | $65.51 | $65.51 – $65.51 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $72.79 | $72.79 | $72.79 – $72.79 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $76.43 | $76.43 | $76.43 – $76.43 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $144.13 | $144.13 | $144.13 – $144.13 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $145.95 | $145.95 | $145.95 – $145.95 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $152.86 | $152.86 | $152.86 – $152.86 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.86 | $152.86 | $152.86 – $152.86 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $218.38 | $218.38 | $218.38 – $218.38 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $229.29 | $229.29 | $229.29 – $229.29 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $229.29 | $229.29 | $229.29 – $229.29 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $323.92 | $323.92 | $323.92 – $323.92 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $323.92 | $323.92 | $323.92 – $323.92 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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