Stool culture for Salmonella and Shigella at UPMC Mercy

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

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CULTURE STOOL SALM/SHIG

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $101 is 496% above the median hospital's median price ($17), higher than 88% of the 2,588 hospitals reporting CPT 87045. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87045 at UPMC Mercy

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 29 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	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$10	$10	$0	2%	—	$10 – $10
3	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
4	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
5	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$10	$10	—	—	—	$10 – $10
6	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
7	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
8	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$28	$28	—	—	—	$28 – $28
9	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
10	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$44	$44	—	—	—	$44 – $44
11	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
12	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
13	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
14	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
15	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
16	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
17	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
18	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
19	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
20	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
21	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
22	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
23	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$122	$122	—	—	—	$122 – $122
24	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$131	$131	—	—	—	$131 – $131
25	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$131	$131	—	—	—	$131 – $131

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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