Lab slide check for germs using special stain at MVHS, Inc.

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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HC Smear; Fluorescent or Afb Stain

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $5 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 14% of the 2,599 hospitals reporting CPT 87206. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87206 at MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 27 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	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
2	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
3	Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
4	Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
5	Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
6	Molina misc medicaid mco fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
7	Optum vaccn optum fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
8	UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
9	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
10	WellCare hb mvhs wellcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
11	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
12	Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
13	Humana humana military fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
14	Tricare humana military fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
15	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
16	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
17	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
18	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$15	$15	—	—	—	$15 – $15
19	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$40	$18	46%	—	$15 – $66
20	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$89	$90	$41	46%	4–40	$35 – $148
21	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$97	$98	$45	46%	—	$38 – $161
22	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$101	$103	$47	46%	—	$40 – $169
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$101	$103	$47	46%	8–80	$40 – $169
24	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$101	$103	$47	46%	57	$40 – $169
25	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$101	$103	$47	46%	11	$40 – $169

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Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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