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HC Culture Screening Strep Group A
Silver Spring, MD
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Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring’s median price of $58 is 317% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 80% 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: 15 payers, 26 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 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $51.87 | $51.87 | $51.87 – $51.87 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.04 | $53.04 | $53.04 – $53.04 |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.04 | $53.04 | $53.04 – $53.04 |
| 4 | Kaiser kaiser medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.04 | $53.04 | $53.04 – $53.04 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.39 | $53.39 | $53.39 – $53.39 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.39 | $53.39 | $53.39 – $53.39 |
| 7 | Carefirst care first bcbs medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.98 | $53.98 | $53.98 – $53.98 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $54.22 | $54.22 | $54.22 – $54.22 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna better health medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $54.57 | $54.57 | $54.57 – $54.57 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $55.39 | $55.39 | $55.39 – $55.39 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 12 | Anthem care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 14 | Carefirst care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 16 | Excellus care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 17 | Highmark care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 18 | Kaiser kaiser facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 19 | Premera care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 20 | Regence care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 22 | Wellmark care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.57 | $57.57 | $57.57 – $57.57 |
| 23 | Carefirst care first network leasing facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $58.15 | $58.15 | $58.15 – $58.15 |
| 24 | Humana humana facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $58.15 | $58.15 | $58.15 – $58.15 |
| 25 | Humana humana military facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $58.15 | $58.15 | $58.15 – $58.15 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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