Culture, bacterial
Facility: Glendale Adventist Medical Center
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.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Glendale Adventist Medical Center charges insurers about $11, or about $26 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Glendale, 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
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 - $264 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $236 | 35% |
| Aetnamajor | $52 | 603% |
| Cignamajor | $30 | 348% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $6 - $473 | 70% |
| Health Net | $1 - $790 | 12% |
| Molina | $8 - $12 | 93% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $556 |
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Other Procedures at Glendale Adventist 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.