RC 306
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
BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC
Stony Brook, NY
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Stony Brook University Hospital’s median price of $34 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 15% 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, 14 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 mgd medi facility · other · outpatient | $17.42 | $18.20 | $4.46 – $35.79 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $13.53 | $18.46 | $5.55 – $39.83 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $10.33 | $19.07 | $3.43 – $103.36 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $10.20 | $25.85 | $3.43 – $191.48 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $17.98 | $31.31 | $4.27 – $488.66 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · other · outpatient | $17.98 | $31.31 | $4.27 – $488.66 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $18.34 | $31.62 | $4.27 – $498.43 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm facility · other · outpatient | $63.29 | $60.81 | $21.96 – $87.01 |
| 9 | Optum commercial facility · other · outpatient | $35.96 | $62.61 | $8.54 – $977.32 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $79.00 | $95.78 | $7.00 – $414.00 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $91.20 | $110.41 | $26.40 – $496.80 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $84.03 | $122.12 | $7.31 – $664.50 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $84.57 | $136.73 | $8.47 – $665.63 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,255 | $4,255 | $4,255 – $4,255 |
Last updated: Jun 10, 2026
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