Culture, bacterial
Facility: Encino Hospital Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Encino Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $8, or about $8 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Encino, CA.
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 | $5 - $12 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $11 | 58% |
| Health Net | $5 - $13 | 58% |
| Molina | $5 - $9 | 58% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $13 |
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Other Procedures at Encino Hospital Medical Center
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.