CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Chicot Memorial Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 1.4× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$28
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $13 Cash price $101 Hospital's list price $101
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $6 - $43 | 70% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 | 116% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $44 | 58% |
| Humanamajor | $5 - $39 | 58% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $6 - $50 | 70% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $5 - $39 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
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Other Procedures at Chicot Memorial 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.