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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HC MENINGITIS-ENCEPHALITIS PANEL, CSF
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $513 is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($496), higher than 53% of the 2,293 hospitals reporting CPT 87483. 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, 14 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 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $339 | $339 | — | — | — | $339 – $339 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $375 | $375 | — | — | — | $375 – $375 |
| 3 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $426 | $426 | — | — | — | $426 – $426 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $426 | $426 | — | — | — | $426 – $426 |
| 5 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $477 | $477 | — | — | — | $477 – $477 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $501 | $501 | — | — | — | $501 – $501 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $501 | $501 | — | — | — | $501 – $501 |
| 8 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $506 | $506 | — | — | — | $506 – $506 |
| 9 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $506 | $506 | — | — | — | $506 – $506 |
| 10 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $506 | $506 | — | — | — | $506 – $506 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $515 | $515 | — | — | — | $515 – $515 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $543 | $543 | — | — | — | $543 – $543 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $579 | $579 | — | — | — | $579 – $579 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $626 | $626 | — | — | — | $626 – $626 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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