RC 306
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DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT (MRSA BACTERIA); AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE
Little Rock, AR
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’s median price of $36 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 26% 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: 13 payers, 22 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 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.09 | $35.09 | $35.09 – $35.09 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.12 | $50.12 | $50.12 – $50.12 |
| 3 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.12 | $59.63 | $50.12 – $78.65 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · other · outpatient | $35.09 | $85.01 | $8.08 – $416.78 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $36.14 | $87.55 | $8.32 – $429.28 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield premium hmo facility · other · outpatient | $36.14 | $87.55 | $8.32 – $429.28 |
| 7 | Humana choicecare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $36.14 | $87.55 | $8.32 – $429.28 |
| 8 | Optum medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $36.14 | $87.55 | $8.32 – $429.28 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $36.14 | $87.55 | $8.32 – $429.28 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $36.14 | $87.55 | $8.32 – $429.28 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $36.49 | $88.40 | $8.40 – $433.45 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $78.65 | $89.19 | $78.65 – $152.75 |
| 13 | Devoted devoted health plan facility · other · outpatient | $36.84 | $89.25 | $8.48 – $437.62 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield metallic plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40.00 | $104.54 | $9.21 – $475.13 |
| 15 | Cigna 16 facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $104.92 | $104.92 | $104.92 – $104.92 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield true blue ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40.00 | $110.68 | $9.21 – $475.13 |
| 17 | Ambetter ambetter facility · other · outpatient | $51.58 | $124.96 | $11.88 – $612.67 |
| 18 | Cigna 16 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $52.46 | $132.07 | $12.08 – $623.09 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $52.46 | $132.07 | $12.08 – $623.09 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield true blue ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $40.00 | $168.07 | $40.00 – $468.88 |
| 21 | Caresource caresource passe facility · other · outpatient | $76.18 | $171.07 | $76.18 – $360.84 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $887.00 | $887.00 | $887.00 – $887.00 |
Last updated: Jun 17, 2026
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