Viral culture test with fluorescent identification at Progress West Hospital

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

Original text from hospital filings

HC Virus Isol Shel Vl/ID Ea

O'Fallon, MO

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Progress West Hospital’s median price of $79 is 188% above the median hospital's median price ($27), higher than 83% of the 2,229 hospitals reporting CPT 87254. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87254 at Progress West Hospital

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	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
2	UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community fee schedule · both	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
3	Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community fee schedule · both	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
4	Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial community fee schedule · both	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
5	Cigna bjc hb cigna special community fee schedule · both	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
6	Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community fee schedule · both	$42	$42	—	—	—	$42 – $42
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community fee schedule · both	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
9	Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community fee schedule · both	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
10	Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
11	Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
12	First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
13	UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
14	Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
15	Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
16	MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
17	Phcs bjc hb phcs community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
18	Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
19	Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem alliance epo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem blue preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$105	$105	—	—	—	$105 – $105
23	Magellan bjc hb mh magellan hmo/ppo 100% percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$121	$121	—	—	—	$121 – $121

Last updated: Dec 15, 2025

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