Culture, bacterial
Facility: San Antonio Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $15 (about 1.7× the $9 Medicare rate). San Antonio Regional Hospital charges insurers about $18, or about $185 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Upland, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $15. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $63 - $201 | 731% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $396 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $728 | 139% |
| Cignamajor | $31 | 360% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $24 | 278% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $132 | 1531% |
| Health Net | $9 - $21 | 104% |
| Molina | $9 - $11 | 104% |
| Oscar Health | $764 | 8863% |
| WellCare | $713 | 8271% |
| + 33 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $1,338 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at San Antonio Regional Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other CA hospitals
- Kern Valley Healthcare District · Lake Isabella $5
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $5
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $6
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $7
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco · South San Francisco $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara · Santa Clara $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek · Walnut Creek $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center · Vallejo $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.