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
HC B PERTUSSIS/PARAPERTUSSIS CULT
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital’s median price of $7 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 23% 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, 23 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 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.57 | $4.57 | $4.57 – $4.57 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 6 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.76 | $6.76 | $6.76 – $6.76 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.83 | $6.83 | $6.83 – $6.83 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.90 | $6.90 | $6.90 – $6.90 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.90 | $6.90 | $6.90 – $6.90 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare community plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.07 | $7.07 | $7.07 – $7.07 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.16 | $7.16 | $7.16 – $7.16 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 – $7.80 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.12 | $21.12 | $21.12 – $21.12 |
| 14 | Bcbs Pa tiered ppaca facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24.75 | $24.75 | $24.75 – $24.75 |
| 15 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $26.05 | $26.05 | $26.05 – $26.05 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.56 | $33.56 | $33.56 – $33.56 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.56 | $33.56 | $33.56 – $33.56 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.56 | $33.56 | $33.56 – $33.56 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 – $40.00 |
| 20 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $53.24 | $53.24 | $53.24 – $53.24 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $383.62 | $367.29 | $114.27 – $509.01 |
| 22 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $470.47 | $450.45 | $140.14 – $624.26 |
| 23 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $470.47 | $450.45 | $140.14 – $624.26 |
Last updated: Apr 8, 2026
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