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.
Original text from hospital filings
URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT
Mobile, AL
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USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital’s median price of $8 is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 4% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 87086. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 14 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 | $4.74 | $4.74 | $4.74 – $4.74 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.74 | $4.74 | $4.74 – $4.74 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.26 | $7.26 | $7.26 – $7.26 |
| 4 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 5 | Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.99 | $7.99 | $7.99 – $7.99 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.88 | $8.88 | $8.88 – $8.88 |
| 14 | Ambetter commercial/exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.68 | $9.68 | $9.68 – $9.68 |
Last updated: Apr 30, 2026
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