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Facility: AHMC Seton Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 87070
- Insurance Median: $10
- Cash Discount Price: $121
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.16x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $8.62 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Self Pay | $1 - $131 | 12% |
| Chinese Community Health Plan | $5 - $193 | 58% |
| Jade Health Care Mg | $5 - $193 | 58% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $6 - $293 | 70% |
| Interplan Corporation | $6 - $232 | 70% |
| Veterans Administration (Va) | $6 | 70% |
| Health Net | $7 - $296 | 81% |
| Healthcare Foundation Of San Mateo | $7 - $290 | 81% |
| Multiplan/Bce Emergis | $7 - $290 | 81% |
| Private Healthcare Sytems Inc | $7 - $290 | 81% |
| The First Health Network | $7 - $290 | 81% |
| Aetna | $8 - $26 | 93% |
| Asian American Medical Group | $8 - $11 | 93% |
| Beech Street Corporation | $8 - $309 | 93% |
| Blue Shield Of California | $8 - $110 | 93% |
| Brand New Day | $8 - $11 | 93% |
| Brown And Toland Medical Group | $8 - $11 | 93% |
| Care Advantage | $8 | 93% |
| Choicecare Network | $8 - $328 | 93% |
| For Your Benefit | $8 | 93% |
| Healthnet Seniority | $8 | 93% |
| Humana | $8 | 93% |
| Imperial Health Plan | $8 | 93% |
| Kaiser | $8 - $317 | 93% |
| Medi-Cal | $8 | 93% |
| Medicare (plans) | $8 | 93% |
| Multiplan | $8 - $328 | 93% |
| North East Medical Services | $8 - $11 | 93% |
| Pacificare | $8 | 93% |
| Apcmg | $9 - $13 | 104% |
| Canopy Health | $9 - $16 | 104% |
| Central Health Plan | $9 | 104% |
| Cmac | $9 - $10 | 104% |
| Covid-19 Uninsured Program | $9 | 104% |
| Easy Choice Hospital Services | $9 | 104% |
| Hill Physicians Medical Group Inc | $9 - $10 | 104% |
| Mills Peninsula Health Services | $9 - $347 | 104% |
| San Mateo County/San Mateo County General Hospital | $9 | 104% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $9 - $17 | 104% |
| Athens Administrators | $10 | 116% |
| Cigna | $10 - $45 | 116% |
| Corvel Healthcare | $10 | 116% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo | $10 - $12 | 116% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo Healthworx | $10 - $11 | 116% |
| Indemnity | $10 - $386 | 116% |
| Knox-Keene Act | $10 - $11 | 116% |
| San Francisco Health Plan | $10 - $11 | 116% |
| Tricare | $10 | 116% |
| Work Comp Other | $10 | 116% |
| Workers Compensation Federal | $10 - $386 | 116% |
| Ahmc Health | $11 | 128% |