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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Miscellaneous Culture
Mobile, AL
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USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital’s median price of $7 is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 4% 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: 10 payers, 20 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 all payor/commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.89 | $3.89 | $3.89 – $3.89 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.89 | $3.89 | $3.89 – $3.89 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.97 | $5.97 | $5.97 – $5.97 |
| 4 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 – $6.50 |
| 5 | Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.57 | $6.57 | $6.57 – $6.57 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 7 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.29 | $7.29 | $7.29 – $7.29 |
| 14 | Ambetter commercial/exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.96 | $7.96 | $7.96 – $7.96 |
| 15 | Bcbs Al commercial facility · other · outpatient | $10.42 | $10.42 | $10.42 – $10.42 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $55.22 | $55.22 | $55.22 – $55.22 |
| 17 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $75.40 | $75.40 | $75.40 – $75.40 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $75.40 | $75.40 | $75.40 – $75.40 |
| 19 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $81.20 | $81.20 | $81.20 – $81.20 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $81.20 | $81.20 | $81.20 – $81.20 |
Last updated: Apr 30, 2026
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