Blood test identifying six or more germs at UPMC Hanover

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC BLOOD CULTURE ID - PCR

Hanover, PA

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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $421 is 80% above the median hospital's median price ($234), higher than 78% of the 1,995 hospitals reporting CPT 87154. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87154 at UPMC Hanover

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 19 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 medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$145	$145	—	—	—	$145 – $145
2	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$171	$171	—	—	—	$171 – $171
3	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
4	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$216	$216	—	—	—	$216 – $216
5	Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
6	Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
7	Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
8	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$227	$227	—	—	—	$227 – $227
9	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$229	$229	—	—	—	$229 – $229
10	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$520	$520	—	—	—	$520 – $520
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$520	$520	—	—	—	$520 – $520
13	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$597	$597	—	—	—	$597 – $597
14	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$650	$650	—	—	—	$650 – $650
15	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$650	$650	—	—	—	$650 – $650
16	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$650	$650	—	—	—	$650 – $650
17	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$650	$650	—	—	—	$650 – $650
18	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$723	$723	—	—	—	$723 – $723
19	Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$776	$776	—	—	—	$776 – $776

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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