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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URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT
Opelousas, LA
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Opelousas General Main Campus’s median price of $9 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 26% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 87086. 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, 8 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 commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.64 | $8.64 | $8.64 – $8.64 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.90 | $8.90 | $8.90 – $8.90 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.07 | $9.07 | $9.07 – $9.07 |
| 5 | Bcbs La hmo blue connect facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.04 | $14.04 | $14.04 – $14.04 |
| 6 | Bcbs La hmo smart blue facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.14 | $14.14 | $14.14 – $14.14 |
| 7 | Bcbs La ppohmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.43 | $14.43 | $14.43 – $14.43 |
| 8 | Bcbs La traditional facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.62 | $14.62 | $14.62 – $14.62 |
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
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