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HC Bacteria Culture Screen
Wareham, MA
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Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $7 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 25% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 10 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 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $6.96 | $6.96 | $6.96 – $6.96 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $7.96 | $7.96 | $7.96 – $7.96 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $13.18 | $13.18 | $13.18 – $13.18 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna [100011201] fee schedule · outpatient | $15.09 | $15.09 | $15.09 – $15.09 |
| 8 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $41.60 | $41.60 | $41.60 – $41.60 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $48.70 | $48.70 | $48.70 – $48.70 |
| 10 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $48.70 | $48.70 | $48.70 – $48.70 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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