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
URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT
Aberdeen, SD
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Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center’s median price of $8 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 15% 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, 5 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 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $7.67 | $7.67 | $7.67 – $7.67 |
| 2 | Ucare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $8.31 | $8.31 | $8.31 – $8.31 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $8.31 | $8.31 | $8.31 – $8.31 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $8.31 | $8.31 | $8.31 – $8.31 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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