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HC Urine Culture- Colony Count
River, MA
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Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $10 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 29% 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: 8 payers, 11 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 | Aetna aetna medicare managed care [101030101] fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $8.47 | $8.47 | $8.47 – $8.47 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $9.68 | $9.68 | $9.68 – $9.68 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $16.04 | $16.04 | $16.04 – $16.04 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ri bcbs rhode island hmo [101050101] fee schedule · outpatient | $16.22 | $16.22 | $16.22 – $16.22 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna [100011201] fee schedule · outpatient | $18.38 | $18.38 | $18.38 – $18.38 |
| 9 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 – $49.40 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.84 | $57.84 | $57.84 – $57.84 |
| 11 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.84 | $57.84 | $57.84 – $57.84 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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