CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Adventist Health Simi Valley

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$14
about 1.6× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$16
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$12
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $2 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $14 This hospital $12 Cash price $21 Hospital's list price $134

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $5 Priciest $12

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 $14 (about 1.6× the $9 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Simi Valley charges insurers about $12, or about $21 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Simi Valley, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $3 - $251 35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $3 - $278 35%
Aetnamajor $4 - $333 46%
Cignamajor $28 325%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $4 - $302 46%
Health Net $6 - $456 70%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans $2 - $514
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 10 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2975 N Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93065
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals