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.
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HC SURVEILLANCE - VRE
Philadelphia, PA
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Temple University Hospital - Episcopal Campus’s median price of $13 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 36% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 24 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 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 2 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 3 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage select 65 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 4 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 7 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 – $8.79 |
| 8 | Aetna coventry facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.88 | $8.88 | $8.88 – $8.88 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 10 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.14 | $9.14 | $9.14 – $9.14 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.31 | $9.31 | $9.31 – $9.31 |
| 12 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.93 | $12.93 | $12.93 – $12.93 |
| 13 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $27.47 | $27.47 | $27.47 – $27.47 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.51 | $30.51 | $30.51 – $30.51 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.51 | $30.51 | $30.51 – $30.51 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.51 | $30.51 | $30.51 – $30.51 |
| 17 | Bcbs Pa hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $82.86 | $82.86 | $82.86 – $82.86 |
| 18 | Bcbs Pa temple member facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $82.86 | $82.86 | $82.86 – $82.86 |
| 19 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $84.76 | $84.76 | $84.76 – $84.76 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $390.59 | $390.59 | $390.59 – $390.59 |
| 21 | Aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $390.59 | $390.59 | $390.59 – $390.59 |
| 22 | Aetna workers' comp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $390.59 | $390.59 | $390.59 – $390.59 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $493.68 | $493.68 | $493.68 – $493.68 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $493.68 | $493.68 | $493.68 – $493.68 |
Last updated: Apr 13, 2026
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