RC 306
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HC CULTURE SPUTUM/LOWER RESP #4556 -CULTURE (200)
Newnan, GA
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Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc.’s median price of $26 is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 8% of the 1,799 hospitals reporting RC 306. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 15 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all hmo/pos plans fee schedule · outpatient | $6.38 | $13.89 | $6.38 – $25.72 |
| 2 | Caresource medicaid all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $14.52 | $27.97 | $3.30 – $373.03 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $31.68 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $31.68 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $31.68 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $31.68 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.32 | $35.13 | $4.75 – $463.09 |
| 8 | Aetna all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $15.73 | $42.72 | $5.48 – $590.35 |
| 9 | Caresource medicaid all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $44.75 | $66.54 | $3.84 – $213.45 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all ppo plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $65.49 | $115.36 | $2.59 – $937.21 |
| 11 | Cigna all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $55.16 | $130.99 | $7.00 – $2,195 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all hmo/pos plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.75 | $160.95 | $3.50 – $1,267 |
| 13 | Cigna all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $224.13 | $208.67 | $28.22 – $441.72 |
| 14 | Aetna all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $219.20 | $313.87 | $122.40 – $600.00 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.50 | $451.50 | $153.00 – $750.00 |
Last updated: Mar 27, 2026
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