What does code 87281 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87281 ranges from $14.70 to $189. 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.

87281 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PNEUMOCYSTITIS CARINII" 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.

87281

HCPCS

HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PNEUMOCYSTITIS CARINII

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87281 (HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PNEUMOCYSTITIS CARINII) appears at 34 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $14.70 to $189. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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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 87281 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 87281 vary by about 13× across the 32 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $14.70 to $189. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$14.70

Lowest cash

$189

Highest cash

code 87281 cash price32 disclosed · 32 hospitals

$14.70median ~$116$189

Lowest cash price by hospital

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley$14.70
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo$59.47
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange$59.47
St Jude Medical Center$59.47
St Mary Medical Center$59.47
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center$62.50

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$14.70 – $62.50

Pleasanton · 1 hospital$14.70
Mission Viejo · 1 hospital$59.47
Orange · 1 hospital$59.47
Fullerton · 1 hospital$59.47
Apple Valley · 1 hospital$59.47
Chicago · 1 hospital$62.50

36 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PNEUMOCYSTITIS CARINII Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87281 HCPCS	$135	$135	—	—
Pneumocystis carinii ag if Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87281 HCPCS	—	—	$11.98 – $20.28	—
Hc Infectious Agent Antigen Detection By Immunofluorescent Technique; Pneumocystis Carinii Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87281 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Pneumocystis carinii ag if Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87281 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87281 CPT	$125	$62.50	$11.98 – $102	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87281 CPT	$125	$62.50	$11.98 – $100	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87281 CPT	$125	$62.50	$11.98 – $122	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87281 CPT	$275	$138	$165 – $234	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87281 CPT	$275	$138	$165 – $234	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87281 CPT	$275	$138	$165 – $233	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87281 CPT	$275	$138	$165 – $234	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	87281 CPT	$275	$138	$165 – $234	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	87281 CPT	$275	$138	$165 – $234	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	87281 CPT	$275	$138	$165 – $234	—
HC INFC AGT ANTG DTCT IMFLRSCNT PNEUMOCYST CARINII Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	87281 CPT	$344	$189	$206 – $327	—
HC INFC AGT ANTG DTCT IMFLRSCNT PNEUMOCYST CARINII Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	87281 CPT	$344	$189	$206 – $303	—
HC INFC AGT ANTG DTCT IMFLRSCNT PNEUMOCYST CARINII Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon	87281 CPT	$293	$161	$176 – $257	—
HC INFC AGT ANTG DTCT IMFLRSCNT PNEUMOCYST CARINII Outpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin	87281 CPT	$293	$161	$11.98 – $257	—
HC INFC AGT ANTG DTCT IMFLRSCNT PNEUMOCYST CARINII Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek	87281 CPT	$293	$161	$176 – $257	—
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII AG IF Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	87281 CPT	—	—	$4.79 – $29.35	—
HC IAADI PNEUMOCUSTIS CARINII CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Alaska Medical Center	87281 HCPCS	$121	$94.38	—	—
HC IAADI PNEUMOCUSTIS CARINII CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center	87281 HCPCS	$145	$113	—	—
Pneumocysits Carinii Inpatient & outpatient	Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley	87281 HCPCS	$36.75	$14.70	—	—
HC IAADI PNEUMOCUSTIS CARINII CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Seward Hospital	87281 HCPCS	$105	$81.90	—	—
HC PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII AG IF Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Valdez Medical Center	87281 HCPCS	$155	$121	—	—

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 87281 prices

Open a hospital to see this code in the context of its full published prices.

Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington 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 The Women's Hospital Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Petaluma Valley Hospital Queen of The Valley Medical Center Redwood Memorial Hospital Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange St Jude Medical Center St Mary Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 87281: frequently asked

What does code 87281 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87281 ranges from $14.70 to $189. 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 87281?: 87281 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PNEUMOCYSTITIS CARINII" 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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