CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Baxter Health

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.1× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$11
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$10
About the fair price
1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $10 This hospital $10 Cash price $55 Hospital's list price $92

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $8 Priciest $10

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ 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). Baxter Health charges insurers about $10, or about $55 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mountain Home, AR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

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 $9 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $10 116%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 624 Hospital Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72653
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals