Mycobacteria culture test at Heritage Valley Beaver

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

CULTURE, TUBERCLE/AFB

BEAVER, PA

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Heritage Valley Beaver’s median price of $11 is 45% below the median hospital's median price ($20), higher than 5% of the 2,624 hospitals reporting CPT 87116. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87116 at Heritage Valley Beaver

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 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	Aetna aetna better health medicaid fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	Highmark bc highmark wholecare medicaid fee schedule · both	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
3	Highmark blue cross freedom blue medicare fee schedule · both	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
4	Highmark blue cross community blue medicare (28) fee schedule · both	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
5	Highmark blue cross complete medicare fee schedule · both	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
6	Highmark blue cross my direct blue (2u) fee schedule · both	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid fee schedule · both	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
8	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
9	Cigna cigna medicare fee schedule · both	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
10	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare fee schedule · both	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
11	Highmark blue cross security blue medicare fee schedule · both	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
12	Highmark blue cross managed care chip (81 & 12) fee schedule · both	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
13	Cigna cigna healthcare fee schedule · both	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payer fee schedule · both	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
15	Aetna aetna health fee schedule · both	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
16	Highmark blue cross connect blue epo (86) fee schedule · both	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
17	Highmark blue cross community blue (28) fee schedule · both	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
18	Highmark blue cross commercial (20) fee schedule · both	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21

Last updated: Mar 27, 2026

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