Viral culture identification follow-up testing at Shannon River Crest 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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Original text from hospital filings

HC Virus Isolation; Tissue Culture

San Angelo, TX

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Shannon River Crest Hospital’s median price of $58 is 113% above the median hospital's median price ($27), higher than 81% of the 1,907 hospitals reporting CPT 87253. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87253 at Shannon River Crest Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 18 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	Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
2	Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
3	Cigna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
4	Ambetter ppo facility · case rate · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
5	Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
6	Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
7	Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
8	Bcbs Tx bav facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
9	Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
10	Bcbs Tx bav facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
11	Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
12	Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
13	First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
14	First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
15	UnitedHealthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
16	UnitedHealthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
17	Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80
18	Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80

Last updated: Dec 8, 2025

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