Culture, bacterial
Facility: Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County charges insurers about $11, or about $21 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Malvern, AR.
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 | $9 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $11 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $16 | 186% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $14 | 162% |
| CareSource | $23 | 267% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $23 |
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Other Procedures at Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other AR hospitals
- Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $8
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $8
- Mercy Hospital Waldron · Waldron $8
- Mercy Hospital Booneville · Booneville $8
- Chi-St Vincent Infirmary · Little Rock $9
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $9
- Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $9
- Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.