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Urine Culture/Colony Count
Holyoke, MA
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Holyoke Medical Center’s median price of $9 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 26% 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: 7 payers, 17 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 | Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.12 | $7.12 | $7.12 – $7.12 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 4 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc evercare (sco) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.31 | $8.31 | $8.31 – $8.31 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.51 | $12.51 | $12.51 – $12.51 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.54 | $13.54 | $13.54 – $13.54 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc harvard pilgrim facility · other · outpatient | $13.63 | $13.63 | $13.63 – $13.63 |
| 11 | Cigna evernorth bh facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $15.40 | $15.40 | $15.40 – $15.40 |
| 12 | Magellan magellan mass facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $15.40 | $15.40 | $15.40 – $15.40 |
| 13 | Magellan magellan swh facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $15.40 | $15.40 | $15.40 – $15.40 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $16.17 | $16.17 | $16.17 – $16.17 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield hmo facility · other · outpatient | $20.05 | $20.05 | $20.05 – $20.05 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield indemnity facility · other · outpatient | $20.05 | $20.05 | $20.05 – $20.05 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $20.05 | $20.05 | $20.05 – $20.05 |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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