CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$73
about 8.1× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$105
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $73 Cash price $34 Hospital's list price $63
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 - $214 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $297 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $57 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $31 - $278 | 360% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $9 - $246 | 104% |
| Health Net | $9 - $24 | 104% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $24 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.