CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$18
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $11 This hospital $9 Cash price $8 Hospital's list price $45

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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 $9

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). Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $8 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Los Angeles, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $12 139%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $101 58%
Health Net $4 - $67 46%
Molina $8 - $11 93%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $5 - $134
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1680 East 120Th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals