What does code 87147 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87147 ranges from $4.25 to $195. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

87147 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC EACH ANTISERUM" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

87147

HCPCS

HC CULTURE TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC EACH ANTISERUM

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87147 (HC CULTURE TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC EACH ANTISERUM) appears at 46 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $4.25 to $195. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Published-price availability

hospitals publish a price

list this service without a published price

143

Cash

143

List

117

Negotiated

Allowed

A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 87147 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 87147 vary by about 46× across the 45 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $4.25 to $195. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

146

Prices shown

$4.25

Lowest cash

$195

Highest cash

code 87147 cash price143 disclosed · 45 hospitals

$4.25median ~$36.55$195

Lowest cash price by hospital

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital$4.25
Providence Saint John's Health Center$10.85
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center$11.55
Deaconess Union County Hospital$12.69
Deaconess Gibson Hospital$14.31
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center$16.45

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$4.25 – $195

Charlevoix · 1 hospital$4.25–$53.47
Santa Monica · 1 hospital$10.85–$12.25
Mission Hills · 1 hospital$11.55–$127
Morganfield · 1 hospital$12.69–$31.96
Princeton · 1 hospital$14.31–$27.03
Burbank · 1 hospital$16.45–$195

146 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC CULTURE TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC EACH ANTISERUM Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87147 HCPCS	$77.00	$77.00	—	—
HC CULTURE TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC METHOD PER ANTISERUM Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87147 HCPCS	$77.00	$77.00	—	—
Culture type immunologic Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87147 HCPCS	—	—	$5.18 – $8.78	—
Hc Culture, Typing; Immunologic Method, Other Than Immunofluorescence, Per Antiserum Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87147 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Culture type immunologic Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87147 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
CULTURE TYPING STREP LATEX Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87147 CPT	$90.00	$45.00	$5.18 – $73.26	—
CULTURE TYPING AGGLUTINATION Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87147 CPT	$70.00	$35.00	$5.18 – $56.98	—
HB SEROLOGIC TYPING Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87147 HCPCS	$47.00	$47.00	—	—
CULTURE TYPING AGGLUTINATION Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	87147 CPT	$70.00	$35.00	$30.59 – $56.00	—
CULTURE TYPING STREP LATEX Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	87147 CPT	$90.00	$45.00	$5.18 – $72.00	—
CULTURE TYPING AGGLUTINATION Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	87147 CPT	$70.00	$35.00	$5.18 – $56.00	—
CULTURE TYPING AGGLUTINATION Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87147 CPT	$70.00	$35.00	$5.18 – $56.00	—
CULTURE TYPING STREP LATEX Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87147 CPT	$90.00	$45.00	$5.18 – $87.66	—
CULTURE TYPING AGGLUTINATION Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87147 CPT	$70.00	$35.00	$5.18 – $68.18	—
HC CULTR TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC METHOD E COLI 0157 H7 Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	87147 CPT	$59.00	$32.45	$5.04 – $51.04	—
HC CULTR TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC METHOD STAPH LATEX ID Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	87147 CPT	$49.00	$26.95	$5.04 – $42.39	—
CULTURE TYPING STREP LATEX Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87147 CPT	$45.00	$22.50	$27.00 – $38.25	—
CULTURE TYPING STREP LATEX Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87147 CPT	$45.00	$22.50	$27.00 – $38.25	—
CULTURE TYPING AGGLUTINATION Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87147 CPT	$45.00	$22.50	$27.00 – $38.25	—
Serologic Agglut Method 1 Ident (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87147 CPT	$41.90	$35.62	$33.52 – $41.90	—
Serologic Agglut Method 2 Ident (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87147 CPT	$43.40	$36.89	$34.72 – $43.40	—
Serologic Agglut Method 3 Ident (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87147 CPT	$41.90	$35.62	$33.52 – $41.90	—
Serologic Agglut Method 4 Ident (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87147 CPT	$62.90	$53.47	$50.32 – $62.90	—
Shigella group A latex Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87147 CPT	$5.00	$4.25	$4.00 – $5.00	—
Shigella group B latex Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87147 CPT	$5.00	$4.25	$4.00 – $5.00	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 87147 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Munson Healthcare Grayling Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center St Elias Specialty Hospital Healdsburg Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 87147: frequently asked

What does code 87147 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87147 ranges from $4.25 to $195. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 87147?: 87147 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE TYPING IMMUNOLOGIC EACH ANTISERUM" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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