Culture, bacterial
Facility: White River Medical Center
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.
⚠ 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 $12 (about 1.3× the $9 Medicare rate). White River Medical Center charges insurers about $12, or about $89 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Batesville, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 | 116% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $110 | 139% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $70 |
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Other Procedures at White River Medical Center
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.