Bacterial culture screening test at Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski

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

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Culture, presumptive, pathogenic organisms, screening only;

PULASKI, VA

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Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski’s median price of $202 is 1364% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 97% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87081 at Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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	Humana trcr fee schedule · outpatient	$5.09	$5.09	$5.09 – $5.09
2	Humana mcr fee schedule · outpatient	$6.63	$6.63	$6.63 – $6.63
3	Magellan mcr fee schedule · outpatient	$6.63	$6.63	$6.63 – $6.63
4	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$6.63	$6.63	$6.63 – $6.63
5	UnitedHealthcare vaccn fee schedule · outpatient	$6.63	$6.63	$6.63 – $6.63
6	UnitedHealthcare mgmcr fee schedule · outpatient	$6.66	$6.66	$6.66 – $6.66
7	Aetna mgmcr fee schedule · outpatient	$6.71	$6.71	$6.71 – $6.71
8	Anthem mgmcr fee schedule · outpatient	$6.83	$6.83	$6.83 – $6.83
9	Cigna Healthspring mcr fee schedule · outpatient	$6.90	$6.90	$6.90 – $6.90
10	Anthem hix fee schedule · outpatient	$28.44	$28.44	$28.44 – $28.44
11	Anthem hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$31.61	$31.61	$31.61 – $31.61
12	Anthem ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$31.61	$31.61	$31.61 – $31.61
13	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$112.56	$124.16	$6.68 – $359.72
14	Aetna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$151.65	$167.28	$9.00 – $484.65
15	UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$151.65	$167.28	$9.00 – $484.65
16	MultiPlan phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$259.49	$286.23	$15.40 – $829.29
17	Phcs comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$303.30	$334.55	$18.00 – $969.30

Last updated: Mar 7, 2026

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