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
CULTURE TYPING GLC/HPLC
Springfield, OR
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Sacred Heart-Riverbend’s median price of $14 is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($13), higher than 54% of the 1,495 hospitals reporting CPT 87143. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 9 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 | Regence medicare advantage hmo facility · other · outpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 2 | Regence medicare advantage ppo facility · other · outpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 7 | Regence commercial facility · other · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare doctors plan facility · other · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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