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 Cult Acid-Fast W/Pre ID
O'Fallon, MO
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Progress West Hospital’s median price of $38 is 97% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 68% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 87116. 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, 23 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 bjc hb medicare uhc pwc fee schedule · both | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community fee schedule · both | $13 | $13 | — | — | 1–10 | $13 – $13 |
| 3 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community fee schedule · both | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 4 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial community fee schedule · both | $19 | $19 | — | — | — | $19 – $19 |
| 5 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community fee schedule · both | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 6 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community fee schedule · both | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 7 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community fee schedule · both | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community fee schedule · both | $26 | $26 | — | — | 1–10 | $26 – $26 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community fee schedule · both | $26 | $26 | — | — | 1–10 | $26 – $26 |
| 10 | Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 11 | Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 12 | First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 14 | Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 15 | Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 16 | MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 17 | Phcs bjc hb phcs community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 18 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 19 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem alliance epo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $50 | $50 | — | — | — | $50 – $50 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem blue preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $50 | $50 | — | — | — | $50 – $50 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 23 | Magellan bjc hb mh magellan hmo/ppo 100% percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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