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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC SMEAR,FLUOR STAIN,INTERP -ACID FAST STAIN REPORT
Dillon, SC
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McLeod Health’s median price of $11 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 49% of the 2,599 hospitals reporting CPT 87206. 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · both | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 5 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 7 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 8 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $6 | $7 | $2 | 31% | — | $6 – $11 |
| 9 | Ambetter medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid fee schedule · both | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 11 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · both | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 12 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · both | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hix fee schedule · both | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state fee schedule · both | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial other · both | $75 | $75 | — | — | — | $75 – $75 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred fee schedule · both | $83 | $83 | — | — | — | $83 – $83 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $86 | $86 | — | — | — | $86 – $86 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield choice fee schedule · both | $90 | $90 | — | — | — | $90 – $90 |
Last updated: Jul 20, 2026
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