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
MICRO AFB SMEAR
Mobile, AL
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Springhill Memorial Hospital’s median price of $11 is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 51% of the 2,599 hospitals reporting CPT 87206. 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, 9 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 | WellCare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | 1–10 | $2 – $2 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial all payer fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | 1–10 | $4 – $4 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | 1–10 | $6 – $6 |
| 4 | Humana standard other · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | 1–10 | $9 – $9 |
| 5 | Devoted medicare advantage other · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | 1–10 | $11 – $11 |
| 6 | Bcbs Al blue advantage (medicare advantage) other · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | 1–10 | $11 – $11 |
| 7 | Bcbs Al commercial ppo other · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | 1–10 | $11 – $11 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna commercial - complete rate data (hmo/ppo/pos) other · outpatient | $15 | $15 | — | — | 1–10 | $15 – $15 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo/ppo/pos other · outpatient | $15 | $15 | — | — | 1–10 | $15 – $15 |
Last updated: Apr 2, 2026
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