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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Susceptibility studies, antimicrobial agent; agar dilution method, per agent (eg, antibiotic gradient strip)
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $11 is 35% above the median hospital's median price ($8), higher than 59% of the 2,369 hospitals reporting CPT 87181. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 13 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 hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3 | $3 | — | — | — | $3 – $3 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $3 | $3 | — | — | — | $3 – $3 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3 | $3 | — | — | — | $3 – $3 |
| 4 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna surefit facility · case rate · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 7 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx bcbs blue advantage hmo (bav) facility · case rate · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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