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Sputum spec aer tech charge - Yes
Jackson, MS
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Jackson HMA LLC’s median price of $261 is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($164), higher than 88% of the 1,740 hospitals reporting CPT 89220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 19 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $129 | $129 | — | — | — | $129 – $129 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $129 | $129 | — | — | — | $129 – $129 |
| 3 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $146 | $146 | — | — | — | $146 – $146 |
| 4 | Molina molina chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $149 | $149 | — | — | — | $149 – $149 |
| 5 | Molina molina medicaid ms facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $149 | $149 | — | — | — | $149 – $149 |
| 6 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $151 | $151 | — | — | — | $151 – $151 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $151 | $151 | — | — | — | $151 – $151 |
| 8 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $154 | $154 | — | — | — | $154 – $154 |
| 9 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $154 | $154 | — | — | — | $154 – $154 |
| 10 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $154 | $154 | — | — | — | $154 – $154 |
| 11 | Molina node molina mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $154 | $154 | — | — | — | $154 – $154 |
| 12 | Aetna node first choice aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $156 | $156 | — | — | — | $156 – $156 |
| 13 | WellCare node first choice wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $157 | $157 | — | — | — | $157 – $157 |
| 14 | Molina molina exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $280 | $280 | — | — | — | $280 – $280 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $301 | $301 | — | — | — | $301 – $301 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $301 | $301 | — | — | — | $301 – $301 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ms fmp facility · other · outpatient | $442 | $442 | — | — | — | $442 – $442 |
| 19 | Aetna aetna pho facility · other · outpatient | $500 | $500 | — | — | — | $500 – $500 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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