Culture, bacterial
Facility: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $10 (about 1.1× the $9 Medicare rate). Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $172 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fairbanks, AK.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $41 - $302 | 476% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $27 | 46% |
| Aetnamajor | $42 - $306 | 487% |
| Cignamajor | $43 - $312 | 499% |
| Banner Health | $12 - $86 | 139% |
| Moda Health | $4 - $27 | 46% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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