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HC Culture Screening Strep Group A
Darby, PA
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital’s median price of $37 is 170% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 70% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 16 payers, 47 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 | Cigna cigna exchange facility · fee schedule · both | $6.61 | $6.61 | $6.61 – $6.61 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare adv facility · fee schedule · both | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $6.69 | $6.69 | $6.69 – $6.69 |
| 4 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $6.80 | $6.80 | $6.80 – $6.80 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · both | $6.96 | $6.96 | $6.96 – $6.96 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna better health medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $7.02 | $7.02 | $7.02 – $7.02 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna better health medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.02 | $7.02 | $7.02 – $7.02 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $7.02 | $7.02 | $7.02 – $7.02 |
| 9 | Highmark highmark wholecare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $7.62 | $7.62 | $7.62 – $7.62 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $8.54 | $8.54 | $8.54 – $8.54 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.54 | $8.54 | $8.54 – $8.54 |
| 12 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · both | $11.83 | $11.83 | $11.83 – $11.83 |
| 13 | Oscar oscar medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $11.93 | $11.93 | $11.93 – $11.93 |
| 14 | Highmark highmark health plan facility · fee schedule · both | $17.93 | $17.93 | $17.93 – $17.93 |
| 15 | Anthem independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 16 | Anthem independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 19 | Carefirst independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 20 | Carefirst independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 21 | Excellus independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 22 | Excellus independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 23 | Highmark independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 24 | Highmark independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
| 25 | Premera independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $37.32 | $37.32 | $37.32 – $37.32 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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